Trump Wears Face Mask for First Time in Public

Hours ago, US President Donald Trump appeared for the first time in public, wearing a face mask during his visit to a medical center, finally yielding to intense pressure to set an example before the people in public health.

The President had on a dark mask featuring the presidential seal as he walked through the corridors of Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington to meet with wounded veterans.

Earlier, the US President has consistently railed against wearing a mask amid the ongoing pandemic, calling wearing one 'political correctness'.

On Thursday, Trump told Fox News in an interview: "I expect to wear a face mask when I go to Walter Reed. You are in hospital. I think it is a very appropriate thing. I have no problem with the face mask."

Mean while, the United States reported 66,528 new cases of coronavirus within 24 hours, the fifth day in a row, of recording such rates.

According to statistics, the infection cases increased on Saturday by 2.3% compared to the same period, Friday, to reach 3.22 million cases.

According to data compiled by Bloomberg News and Johns Hopkins University, New York recorded the highest number of confirmed cases at 4,01029 cases, an increase of 0.2% over the same period the previous day. South Carolina saw a 7.9% increase in the number of cases, bringing the total to 54,699 cases. In contrast, California recorded the highest number of deaths with 96 deaths over the past 24 hours.

The pandemic has become out of control in many states, with the latest figures (66,528 cases) making a new record.

Anthony Fauchi, senior communicable disease expert at the US administration, said: “When we compare ourselves to other countries, I don’t think we can say we are doing a good job.”

The health expert has sounded the alarm for days about the high number of new infections, especially in the south and west states of the country.

He denounced the hasty lifting of closure measures and reckless Americans.

The novel Coronavirus has killed at least 551,140 people in the world since it appeared in China in December last year, according to a census based on official sources.