New cases nationwide rose on Friday to a daily record of over 177,000, the fourth straight day an all-time high was set, according to a Reuters tally of figures from US public health agencies.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended mask wearing, and one widely cited model has estimated that a nationwide mandate could save 68,000 lives by next spring. Still, the issue has become politicized with several Republican governors refusing to require them, saying it is a matter of personal responsibility, not government mandate.
In a television interview on Friday, Murthy, a former US surgeon general, also denied Trump's campaign accusation that the incoming administration was planning a nationwide lockdown, like the one that froze much of the economy this spring. "This weekend, please stay home," Sisolak posted on Twitter on Saturday."If you have to leave, wear a mask and try to limit your duration. This is serious, Nevada."
The governors of six states in the Northeast, the region hit hardest in the early months of the pandemic, were set to hold an emergency meeting this weekend to coordinate responses, Cuomo said.
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