California Gov. Newsom endorses double-masking, pledges not to follow Texas' example

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, again criticized other states including Texas that are loosening coronavirus restrictions and encouraged Californians to consider wearing two masks on Thursday.

"We are encouraging people, basically, to double down on mask-wearing, particularly in light of all that I would argue is bad information coming from at least four states in this country," Newsom said at a press conference. "We will not be walking down their path. We're mindful of your health and our future."

"I'll just note ... that the positivity rate in those states is substantially higher than even here in the state of California," Newsom continued.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, said on Tuesday he planned to open the state next week "100%," roughly a year after the pandemic broke out throughout the U. S.

Abbott issued an executive o... (Read more)

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