Daily virus fatalities had decreased slightly until last week, when they began rising again. Some of the states in the red zone are not following the unpublished report’s recommendations for curbing the spread. With cases rising across Georgia, the report had some clear recommendations, including: “Mandate statewide wearing of cloth face coverings outside the home.”But while Gov. The report called for mask mandates in Alabama and Arkansas, and those states’ governors, who are both Republicans, issued new orders this week. More than half of the United States now has some form of mask requirement in place.

Source: New York Times July 18, 2020 12:00 UTC