US President, Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, July 11, the very first time the president seen in public with the facial covering recommended as a precaution towards the novel Coronavirus.
Trump went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington to fulfill wounded service members and health care providers caring for COVID-19 patients whereas wearing a face masks.
Trump exiting the White House, informed reporters: “When you’re in a hospital, especially … I think it’s expected to wear a mask.” Trump was wearing a mask in Walter Reed’s hallway as he started his visit but was not wearing one when he stepped off the facility.
Trump’s wearing of the mask comes after months of refusing to put on the protective the covering, saying he feared a mask would make him look weak.
He was extra involved that Coronavirus pandemic shifted focus to the general public health crisis rather than the economic restoration.
Covid-19 has infected greater than 3.2 million and killed at the least 134,000 within the US.
