Christie says he was wrong not to wear mask in White House
4 years, 2 months ago

Christie says he was wrong not to wear mask in White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House, after he and President Donald Trump both came down with the coronavirus. “I believed that when I entered the White House grounds, that I had entered a safe zone, due to the testing that and I and many others underwent every day,” Christie said. “I was wrong.” Christie, who was at the White House for the announcement of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as the president’s nominee to the Supreme Court and to a participate in several rounds of Trump’s debate prep, seemingly chided the president’s attitude toward the disease. At a town hall in Miami on Tuesday night, Trump said of Christie’s statement, “He has to say that.” The president insisted he supports masks and called Christie “a friend of mine.” Christie said, “Every public official, regardless of party or position, should advocate for every American to wear a mask in public, appropriately socially distance and to wash your hands frequently every day.”

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Biden has COVID-19 and didn’t wear a mask. The CDC’s guidelines say he doesn’t have to
5 months ago

Biden has COVID-19 and didn’t wear a mask. The CDC’s guidelines say he doesn’t have to

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden did not wear a face mask in public a couple of times after the White House announced he had tested positive for COVID-19. The White House said the Democratic incumbent was experiencing “mild” symptoms while the president’s physician said Biden would self-isolate “in accordance with CDC guidance for symptomatic individuals.” What does the CDC guidance say? …

Wisconsin GOP senator, critic of mask mandates has COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin GOP senator, critic of mask mandates has COVID-19

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican state Sen. André Jacques, one of the Wisconsin Legislature’s most conservative lawmakers and a vocal opponent of mask and vaccine mandates, tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was at the hospital on Monday with pneumonia. The positive test and hospital care came after Jacque testified on Wednesday in a packed Capitol hearing room without wearing …

Mask foes at risk after virus case at Missouri meeting
3 years, 4 months ago

Mask foes at risk after virus case at Missouri meeting

Associated Press  

— At least one of the people who were at a boisterous St. Louis County Council meeting last week where many people spoke out against the county’s new mask requirement has COVID-19, an official said Monday, noting that contact tracers were trying to determine if other attendees were infected. Many of those who were at last Tuesday’s meeting ignored the …

Michigan governor resumes wearing mask at indoor events
3 years, 4 months ago

Michigan governor resumes wearing mask at indoor events

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday resumed wearing a mask at indoor events, citing revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a recommendation from Michigan’s chief doctor. The Democratic governor, who is vaccinated, said she does not anticipate reinstating a face covering requirement, “not in the near future and maybe not ever.” The CDC …

'We won't go back!' Trump lashes out at CDC for reimplementing mask orders for vaccinated people
3 years, 4 months ago

'We won't go back!' Trump lashes out at CDC for reimplementing mask orders for vaccinated people

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump sent an angry statement Tuesday demanding Americans 'don't go back' to wearing masks after new guidance said even vaccinated individuals should return to wearing face coverings in COVID hotspots. Donald Trump urged people not to follow the update CDC recommendation urging vaccinated people to go back to masking up indoors in high infection rate areas 'Don't surrender to …

Masks are BACK at the White House
3 years, 4 months ago

Masks are BACK at the White House

Daily Mail  

White House officials told guests to wear masks on Tuesday, minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended vaccinated Americans use face masks indoors in areas were COVID-19 was spreading rapidly. Vice President Kamala Harris and Native American community leaders masked up for their meeting in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on …

America’s unmasking brings liberation but also trepidation as huge questions loom
3 years, 7 months ago

America’s unmasking brings liberation but also trepidation as huge questions loom

CNN  

CNN — Americans stripped off their masks Thursday as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the sudden announcement that vaccinated people no longer need to wear them indoors or outdoors. The CDC’s decision to change the guidance for fully vaccinated people – which was a surprise even to White House officials informed late Wednesday – marks a …

Dr. Fauci Feared Catching COVID-19 In Trump's 'Super-Spreader' White House
3 years, 10 months ago

Dr. Fauci Feared Catching COVID-19 In Trump's 'Super-Spreader' White House

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dr. Anthony Fauci is apparently breathing easier now that Joe Biden is president. The 80-year-old Fauci, who serves as chief medical adviser to the president, told Axios.com that he occasionally feared contracting COVID-19 when he visited the White House when Donald Trump was president. “I mean, particularly when I was going to the White House every day …

From his hospital bed in Florida, a former Covid skeptic posts videos on social media urging others to wear their masks
3 years, 11 months ago

From his hospital bed in Florida, a former Covid skeptic posts videos on social media urging others to wear their masks

CNN  

CNN — A man who tested positive for the coronavirus after Christmas has posted several videos on social media warning others to wear their masks and learn from his mistake. “I didn’t think masks would make that much of a difference,” Chuck Stacey told CNN on Tuesday. It was very scary.” From his hospital bed, Stacey posted videos to his …

Trump's Chief of Staff Who Attended Events Without Mask is Covid Positive and Nobody is Surprised
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump's Chief of Staff Who Attended Events Without Mask is Covid Positive and Nobody is Surprised

News 18  

“I’m not going to talk through a mask.” As daily COVID-19 cases keep piling up in the US, Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows testing positive for the infection hasn’t come as a shocker to the citizens. Recall that White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was at the election night party in the East Room attended by 400 …

'Absolutely not' surprised Donald Trump contracted COVID-19, says Anthony Fauci
4 years, 2 months ago

'Absolutely not' surprised Donald Trump contracted COVID-19, says Anthony Fauci

Firstpost  

During an interview to CBS, the US’ top infectious diseases expert appeared to be referring to the White House Rose Garden event on 26 September, which he had previously labelled as a “super-spreader” event Washington: America’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci says he was “absolutely not” surprised when Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 after seeing the US president surrounded …

Why Dr Fauci is ’absolutely not’ surprised on President Trump getting Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Why Dr Fauci is ’absolutely not’ surprised on President Trump getting Covid-19

Live Mint  

America's top infectious diseases expert and sidelined White House Covid-19 taskforce member Dr Anthony Fauci said that he was "absolutely not" surprised when US President Donald Trump tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. When asked “Were you surprised that President Trump got sick?”, Dr Fauci told CBS News that he was worried after seeing Trump surrounded by several people not …

Chris Christie says he was wrong not to wear mask at White House
4 years, 2 months ago

Chris Christie says he was wrong not to wear mask at White House

Live Mint  

-- Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, on the mend from Covid-19 after a weeklong hospitalization, said he was wrong not to wear a mask when he visited the White House. Christie, who attended the Amy Coney Barrett announcement and helped President Donald Trump prepare for his debate with Democratic candidate Joe Biden, said he learned from his experience with …

Coronavirus US: Mark Meadows REFUSES to appear on TV wearing a mask
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus US: Mark Meadows REFUSES to appear on TV wearing a mask

Daily Mail  

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows refused to keep his mask on to speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing and, instead, walked away from the interview. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows refused to keep his mask on to speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation …

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Senator Mike Lee, who tested positive for Covid, attends judiciary session
4 years, 2 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Senator Mike Lee, who tested positive for Covid, attends judiciary session

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who tested positive for Covid-19 …

Donald Trump no longer at risk of transmitting COVID-19, says White House doctor
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump no longer at risk of transmitting COVID-19, says White House doctor

Firstpost  

Washington: The White House doctor said Saturday night that President Donald Trump is no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus, a diagnosis that comes as the president prepares to resume campaign rallies and other activities. The memo followed Trump’s first public appearance since returning to the White House after being treated for the coronavirus. Trump’s return to public activity …

After coronavirus, Trump aims to get campaign back on track
4 years, 2 months ago

After coronavirus, Trump aims to get campaign back on track

India TV News  

Looking to shove his campaign back on track, President Donald Trump and his team laid out an aggressive return to political activities, including a big White House event on Saturday and a rally in Florida on Monday, a week after his hospitalization for a virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans. Two weeks after his Rose Garden event that …

No masks and no back up measures: How the White House became ripe for an outbreak
4 years, 2 months ago

No masks and no back up measures: How the White House became ripe for an outbreak

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump had just concluded a hurricane briefing with local officials in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in August when Republican Sen. John Kennedy approached the President with a request for autographs from local law enforcement officials. I want a little power.” As the local sheriff approached Trump, the President’s longtime body man Johnny McEntee stepped in and put …

Trump rips off mask as he arrives back at White House after checking himself out of hospital
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump rips off mask as he arrives back at White House after checking himself out of hospital

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He’s back,” Mr Conley said of the president …

Trump Returns To White House After 4 Days Of Hospital Stay, Even Removes Mask, But Has He Tested Negative Yet?
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump Returns To White House After 4 Days Of Hospital Stay, Even Removes Mask, But Has He Tested Negative Yet?

ABP News  

Will be back on the Campaign Trail soon!!! The Fake News only shows the Fake Polls. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020 On Monday night, the US President Donald Trump returned to the White House after spending four days at a military hospital. The President and the first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus on …

’Don’t be afraid’ of covid, Trump says as he returns to White House that is stalked by illness
4 years, 2 months ago

’Don’t be afraid’ of covid, Trump says as he returns to White House that is stalked by illness

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump told Americans "to get out there" and not fear COVID-19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a three-night hospital stay to be treated for the virus and removed his white surgical mask to pose for pictures. But Conley said the medical team believed Trump was ready to leave the hospital, stressing he would …

Trump, Infected With COVID-19, Takes Mask Off To Enter White House Full Of Staffers
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump, Infected With COVID-19, Takes Mask Off To Enter White House Full Of Staffers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump immediately removed his face mask when he returned to the White House on Monday evening, despite testing positive for the coronavirus less than a week ago and amid an ongoing outbreak among staffers in the West Wing. Don’t let it dominate, don’t let it take over your lives, don’t let that happen.” Reporters noted …

Donald Trump returns to White House, removes mask to pose for photos
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump returns to White House, removes mask to pose for photos

India Today  

US President Donald Trump returned to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was being treated for Covid-19. Wearing a white surgical mask, Donald Trump gave a thumbs-up and waved at reporters as he walked to the executive mansion from the helicopter that flew him back from the Walter Reed Medical Center outside Washington. Sean Conley, said …

Trump returns to White House, although doctors say he ‘may not entirely be out of the woods’
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump returns to White House, although doctors say he ‘may not entirely be out of the woods’

LA Times  

President Trump left the military hospital where he had been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19 and declared that the nation should not be afraid of the virus that has killed over 210,000 Americans. President Trump was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and returned to the White House on Monday night, three days after he …

Trump’s whirlwind week, disdain for masks, ended with COVID
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s whirlwind week, disdain for masks, ended with COVID

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The scene at the White House a week ago was one of normalcy in these most abnormal times: a crowd of revelers gathered in the Rose Garden, a band playing, the mingling of the elite, good cheer everywhere, handshakes and hugs left and right. White House officials said they began learning of Hicks’ positive test after Trump boarded …

From Trump’s taxes to virus: News moves at breakneck pace
4 years, 2 months ago

From Trump’s taxes to virus: News moves at breakneck pace

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Remember the presidential debate? CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta called it “a bit unsettling.” Meanwhile, the White House Correspondents Association said three journalists there tested positive for COVID on Friday. The coronavirus story unfurled shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern on Thursday when Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg News White House reporter, tweeted that sources had told her that Hope …

Donald Trump Testing Positive for Coronavirus Has Only One Lesson: Wear a Mask
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump Testing Positive for Coronavirus Has Only One Lesson: Wear a Mask

News 18  

US President Donald Trump testing positive for coronavirus has just one lesson for everyone? Hicks was traveling with Trump on Air Force One just this Tuesday to fly to Cleveland for the first presidential debate with Democrat Joe Biden. Close Trump aide Hope Hicks traveled aboard Air Force One Tuesday. In the initial phases of the pandemic, when coronavirus cases …

Where Trump Has Been This Past Week Ahead Of Testing Positive For The Coronavirus
4 years, 2 months ago

Where Trump Has Been This Past Week Ahead Of Testing Positive For The Coronavirus

NPR  

Where Trump Has Been This Past Week Ahead Of Testing Positive For The Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images Updated at 10:34 a.m. Here are some of the places the president has been over the past week: Thursday, Sept. 24 Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty …

Donald Trump repeatedly refused to wear a mask and mocked Biden
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump repeatedly refused to wear a mask and mocked Biden

Al Jazeera  

President downplayed the value of masks, refused to be seen wearing one, politicising safety as pandemic raged in the US. Trump routinely appears without a mask as he carries on a high-risk campaign travel schedule of public rallies he sarcastically calls “peaceful protests” as he pushes to reopen the US economy to win re-election. He could be speaking 200 feet …

[COVID-19] Unfortunately The Rule Of Wearing Of Mask Which Is Meant For Safety Of People Needs To Be Enforced Through Coercive Measures: Tripura HC [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

[COVID-19] Unfortunately The Rule Of Wearing Of Mask Which Is Meant For Safety Of People Needs To Be Enforced Through Coercive Measures: Tripura HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

While perusing the affidavit and the accompanying documents filed by the State Government, the Tripura High Court on Monday observed that on 18th and 19th September 2020 the State Government had carried out a special drive for violation of the directives for wearing masks in public. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice S. Talapatra further observed, …

Gulf between White House’s words, Trump’s actions on masks
4 years, 3 months ago

Gulf between White House’s words, Trump’s actions on masks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House officials insist that President Donald Trump strongly supports face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus and always has. Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said he’s “bewildered” by Trump’s ambiguity about masks. “Why we continue to have this debate about it is …

GOP Senate candidate pushes vaccine conspiracy, claims masks "cause more problems than they solve"
4 years, 5 months ago

GOP Senate candidate pushes vaccine conspiracy, claims masks "cause more problems than they solve"

Salon  

A New Hampshire Republican Senate candidate on Friday disputed medical experts calling for the use of masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus despite having no science or medical background. "But I listen to other people outside of Dr. Bolduc argued that masks should be used in a "proper setting, like hospitals." Messner said in a statement that masks …

Trump Admits Coronavirus Will 'Get Worse,' Won’t Admit Past Failings
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump Admits Coronavirus Will 'Get Worse,' Won’t Admit Past Failings

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump finally admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic would get worse in the U.S. before getting better after months of resisting making a nationwide call for masks and pushing for schools and businesses to reopen. “It will get worse before it gets better,” Trump said during a briefing Tuesday of the resurgence of the coronavirus across …

Donald Trump has urged people to wear masks to fight coronavirus. Why did he change his mind?
4 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump has urged people to wear masks to fight coronavirus. Why did he change his mind?

ABC  

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, US President Donald Trump is encouraging the wearing of masks to avoid spreading COVID-19. Just before the mask tweet, Trump also announced he was bringing back public coronavirus task force briefings that were abandoned in late April when the President suggested injecting disinfectants to cure COVID-19. Not wearing a mask had …

Trump says he won’t order Americans to wear masks
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump says he won’t order Americans to wear masks

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump has said he would not order Americans to wear masks to contain the spread of the coronavirus, saying people should have a "certain freedom." His comments came after Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, appealed to state and local leaders to be "as forceful as possible" in getting people to wear masks in public …

Donald Trump, visiting military hospital, wears mask in public for first time; 'too little, too late', says Biden camp
4 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump, visiting military hospital, wears mask in public for first time; 'too little, too late', says Biden camp

Firstpost  

Washington: President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus. Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in …

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus. I think it’s a great thing to wear a mask.” Trump …

What Trump’s mask can’t hide (Opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

What Trump’s mask can’t hide (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Trump’s campaign to undermine his own administration’s recommendation to wear a mask began that very day, at the very press conference, with Trump stating, “I’m choosing not to do it,” adding, “but some people …

Brazil President Removes Mask After Testing Covid-19 Positive, Twitter Asks, ‘Is This a Joke?’
4 years, 5 months ago

Brazil President Removes Mask After Testing Covid-19 Positive, Twitter Asks, ‘Is This a Joke?’

News 18  

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus but said he was feeling "perfectly well" and had only mild symptoms. pic.twitter.com/HNgS9SCfAh— Sammi L July 7, 2020 “Not going to be brought down by a little flu.”Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID. pic.twitter.com/uX1L96R0jl— Ed Clowes July 7, 2020 am very shocked that the …

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