Multiple senators said Pence pointed to positive indicators, including the fact that while infections are rising, the mortality rate is not. That is partly because there is more testing, and younger and healthier people now account for larger shares of those getting tested, Pence said. ADADPence told senators that only 3 percent of counties nationwide — and only 12 states — are actually experiencing case increases. AD“Everyone should just wear a damn mask, like you guys are, like I am right now,” Rubio told reporters. Pence wore a mask heading into the lunch, which he took off to speak from the podium.

Source: Washington Post June 24, 2020 21:00 UTC