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>> +@BACKUP, PUT YOUR PHONE DOW
+@
>> +@BACKUP, PUT YOUR PHONE DOW >> OKAY, WE'VE ALL SEEN VIRAL
VIDEOS LIKE THIS, FIGHTS
BREAKING OUT IN STORES, MASKS
HAVE SPARKED SO MUCH
CONTROVERSY SINCE TH+@E PANDEMI
BEGAN.
BEGAN.
BEGAN. TERESA WOODARD SPENT A FEW DAYS
ASKING YOUR OPINIONS, AND
IRONICALLY, SHE WRAPPED UPTHE+@
INTERVIEWS THE DAY BEFORE THE
GOVERNOR'S STATEWIDE MASK
MANDATE WENT INTO EF+@FECT.
HERE'S WHA SHE HEARD.
>> Reporter: THIS NEW
CORONAVIRUS WAS INITIALLY
TRACED TO LIVE ANIMALS.
>> THE CHINESE CONFIRMING IT I
SPREADING FROM HUMAN TO HUMAN.
>> Reporter: EVERY 2nd WAS
PRECIOUS.
PRECIOUS.
PRECIOUS. >> THE 1st CONFIRMED U.S. CASE
OF THE CONTAGIOUS CORONAVIRUS.
>> Reporter: AND WE DIDN'T KNOW
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE HAVE 22 PATIENTS IN THE U.S.
ONE PERSON PASSED AWAY
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. >> Reporter: WE DIDN'T KNOW THE
RACE AGAINST COVID WAS A RACE
AGAINST THE CLOCK.
>> THESE MASKS ARE FLOATING
AROUND, WHICH ONES HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD USE,
NONE OF THEM.
>> STORES AND WEBSITES SOLD
OU+@T.
OU+@T.
OU+@T. >>
OU+@T. >> UNLESS YOU ARE ILL YOU HAVE
NO NEED TO BUY A MASK.
>> RIGHT NOW IN THE U.S. PEOPLE
+@SHOULD NOT BE WALKING AROUND
WITH MASKS.
WITH MASKS. >> Reporter: A RACE AGAINST
CONFUSION, CONTROVERSY, EVEN
+@
CONFUSION, CONTROVERSY, EVEN CONSPIRACY.
CONSPIRACY. >> AFTER MONTHS FROM HEARING
FROM EXPERTS ON HOW WE DON'T
NEED TO WEAR THAT WE ARE NOW
SEEING GUIDANCE THAT IT MIGHT
NOT BE SUCH A BAD IDEA AFTER
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. >>
ALL. >> Reporter: MIRED IN ALL OF
THOSE THINGS, MORE THAN
ANYTHING, ARE MASKS.
>> IT COULD LEAD TO A SHORTAGE.
>> Reporter: WE ARE TOLD THAT
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ON
THE VERGE OF URGING AMERICANS
TO WEAR MASKS.
>> IT IS SIX FEET APART KEEPS
US HEALTHY?
US HEALTHY? AND WHY THE MASKS?
IF THE MASKS, THEN WHY SIX
FEET?
FEET?
FEET? >>
FEET? >> TO THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T
FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO WEAR A
MASK, I JUST DON'T GET IT.
>> WE WERE TOLD THE THINKING
WAS IT WASN'T NECESSARY.
>> MORE A+@ND MORE ACCUMULATION
OF DATA INDICATE PEOPLE WHO ARE
WITHOUT SYMPTOMS AT ALL CAN
TRANSMIT THE VIRUS.
>> Reporter: EARLY MIXED
+@
+@ MESSAGES AND NO CLEAR MANDATES
LEFT AMERICANS QUESTIONING
WHETHER MASKS WORK.
>> I DON'T SEE IT FOR MYSELF, I
WON'T BE DOING IT PERSONALLY,
IT'S A RECOMMENDATION.
>> Reporter: WE WENT TO FOR
CITIES A+@ND COUNTIES TO ASK IF
+@
CITIES A+@ND COUNTIES TO ASK IF TEXANS WEAR THEM.
>> IF YOU ARE A MASK I WEAR A
MASK AT WORK IN MY OFFICE WITH
MY DOOR CLOSED.
BECAUSE I WANT TO PROTECT
MYSELF, AND THOSE I WORK WITH.
>> Reporter: IF TEXANS BELIEVE
IN THEM.
IN THEM.
IN THEM. >> IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT IT'S
NOT AS UNCOMFORTABLE IF YOU ARE
RUNNING 104 FEVER FOR A WEEK OR
TWO OR THREE.
>> Reporter: MANY DO.
>> IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.
>>+@ LIFE HASN'T CHANGED FOR ME
>> Reporter: SOME DON'T.
>> I DO NOT WEAR ONE, I THINK
THAT OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS NEED TO
BUILD.
BUILD.
BUILD. >>
BUILD. >> MY SON AND I HAVE ASTHMA,
IT'S MORE UNHEALTHY FOR US TO
BREATHE THROUGH PAPER AND
FABRIC AND KEEPING DISTANCE
FROM PEOPLE.
FROM PEOPLE. +@
FROM PEOPLE. >> MORE PEOPLE DIE OF HEART
DISEASE EVERY YEAR THAN+@ THE+@
OF CORONAVIRUS.
OF CORONAVIRUS. I FEEL LIKE IT'S FEAR
MONGERING.
MONGERING. I DON'T THINK IT'S IS EXTEN+@SI
AND SEVERE AS THEY ARE SAYING.
>> Reporter: THE DEBATE OVER
WEARING FACE MASKS IS CREATING
A SHARP DIVIDE AMONG SOME
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. >> SOME ARE ARGUING +@THOSE MAS
INFRINGE ON THEIR RIGHTS.
>> Reporter: MORE POLITICIANS
WAITING.
WAITING.
WAITING. AND+@ THE NONPARTISAN PIECE OF
CLOTH.
CLOTH.
CLOTH. >>
CLOTH. >> I DON'T WANT TO WEAR A
SEATBELT SOMETIMES BUT I WEAR
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> Reporter: BECAME PARTISAN.
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS REFUSED TO
+@
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS REFUSED TO WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT, I'M
CHOOSING NOT TO.
>> MANY OF HIS SUPPORTERS ARE
FOLLOWING HIS LEAD.
>> IT'S MY CHOICE TO WEAR THIS
AND I'M LIKE WHERE DO YOUR
RIGHTS START AND MINE AND, IF
YOU'RE ASYMPTOMATIC, HOW ARE
YOU NOT INFRINGING ON MINE?
>> Reporter: MUCH ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS REMAINS A MYSTERY.
BUT MASKS DON'T.
>> I'M A HEALTHY 85-YEAR-OLD.
THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD. I JUST FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES.
>> IF IT WOULD SIT TAKE LIVES
TO STAND ON YOUR HEAD I WOULD
DO IT.
DO IT.
DO IT. >>
DO IT. >> TO YOU NOW REGRET NOT
ADVISING PEOPLE, MORE
FORCEFULLY, TO WEAR MASKS?
>> WE ARE GOING TO PLAY THAT
>> IT SHOULD BE A YES OR NO.
>> IT'S MORE THAN YES OR NO.
THER+@E WAS A SHORTAGE OF
EQUIPMENT, WE DIDN'T WANT TO
DIVERT MASKS AND PPE, NOW THAT
WE HAVE ENOUGH, WE RECOMMEND.
>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS NOW SAY
MASKS ARE PROVEN TO SLOW THE
SPREAD OF COVID, AND AFTER A
SUMMER SURGE IN CASES.+@ +@
>> THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF
POLITICAL SPIN.
POLITICAL SPIN. IS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. >>
DEATH. >> Reporter: ONCE RELUCTANT +@
TEXAS POLITICIANS ARE NOT ONLY
PREACHING THEIR WORTH.
>> I'M ISSUING A FACE COVERING
REQUIREMENT FOR ALL COUNTIES
WITH MORE THAN 20 COVID CASES.
>> Reporter: BU+@T REQUIRING
THEIR USE.
THEIR USE. >> THE MEDIA HAS BLASTED IT
FURTHER THAN IT NEEDS TO GO.
>> TEXAS WITH NEARLY 7000 NEW
INFECTIONS IN A SINGLE DAY.
>> DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI IS
WARNING THE U.S. COULD SEE
100,000 CASES PER DAY IF WE
DON'T.
DON'T.
DON'T. >>
DON'T. >> Reporter: IT IS AN 11th HOUR
PUSH TO WI+@N A RACE AGAINST A
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. >>
VIRUS. >> THAT IS THE LEAST WE CAN DO.
IS WEAR A MASK.
>> I WILL NOT WEAR ONE.
>> Reporter: IN TEXAS, A VIRUS
THAT DOES+@ NOT WANT TO LOSE.
>> 10,000 N+@EW INFECTIONS
REPORTED THERE TODAY ALONE.