“Myrtle Beach is an absolute hot spot and, if I were you, I would consider going somewhere else,” West Virginia Gov. Justice says as the South Carolina beach town prepares for an onslaught of Fourth of July weekend revelers.
The drive to get people to wear masks has, of late, been driven by Republicans who had previously been reluctant to weigh in on that contentious issue. And it has taken on a new urgency as the nationwide death toll from COVID-19 rose overnight to 128,363 and the total number of confirmed cases climbed to 2,653,591,Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican and ally of President Donald Trump, is embarking on a statewide “flyaround” to encourage residents to start wearing masks.
Other top Republicans, from Senate Majority Mitch McConnell to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, have also been urging their constituents to wear masks. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has gone as far as recommending that Trump set an example for the nation by wearing a mask.But it remains to be seen whether Trump will don one Friday when he travels to South Dakota for an Independence Day celebration at. The state's Republican governor, Kristi Noem, said authorities will be handing out masks but not requiring people to socially distance.
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