Election: Biden calls for national mask mandate, saying it would save 40,000 lives over 3 months

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Joe Biden on Thursday called for a national mask mandate to limit the spread of COVID-19, stepping up his rhetoric on the issue after criticizing President Donald Trump’s stance earlier this summer.

“Every single American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said in a brief appearance before reporters in Wilmington, Del.

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