In the US as a whole, more than 639,000 cases of the disease have been recorded and more than 30,000 people have died, according to data published by Johns Hopkins University which is tracking the outbreak.
State senator Nikema Williams, who this month tested positive for COVID-19, said:"People are using whatever they have at home, bandannas, scarves, to put across their faces. I don't want that to be misconstrued. "I don't want anyone to put their health and safety on the line from wearing a mask because they don't want to be profiled in a grocery store or they're picking up medicine at a pharmacy."
And to think this sort of thing used to go on !!
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