Face masks may be 'new normal' in post-virus life as US prepares gradual reopeningThe death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31,000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a post-virus life that would likely include public face coverings as the “new normal.”The governors of Connecticut, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania each issued orders or recommendations that residents wear face masks as they emerge from isolation in the coming weeks. “If you are going to be in public and you cannot maintain social distancing, then have a mask, and put that mask on,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. At least 16 were in New York state. Washington state Governor Jay Inslee told an afternoon news conference the largest obstacle to a return to normalcy was a shortage of coronavirus tests. At his daily White House briefing hours later, Trump boasted that the United States had “the most expansive testing system anywhere in the world”.

Source: Standard Digital April 16, 2020 04:52 UTC