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July 18, 2020In the United States, the anti-coronavirus task force immunologist Anthony Fauci has recommended that governors "be as energetic as possible" in imposing the mask in public in their respective states, because wearing it is "really important" as a tool to fight. the spread of the infection. The media write it.

But shortly after President Donald Trump in an interview with the broadcaster Fox, while not going into the merits of Fauci's words, reiterated that he was against imposing the mask on the country, and that he wanted to preserve "a certain freedom". 

"When you live your life and are trying to reopen the country - said Fauci during a connection with the US Chamber of Commerce -, you come into contact with other people. Precisely for this reason we know that masks are very important and that we should use them everywhere. "

Fauci said he "respects the spirit of independence of our country", adding that in this case, however, it is different. "People need to understand that we are in a very serious situation that requires communities to get together."

"If more people understood this, we would hope to see more people enticed to wear masks," concluded the head of the Covid-19 task force of the Trump Administration.