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posted by Fnord666 on Monday June 22 2020, @08:41AM   Printer-friendly
from the masks-are-optional dept.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/21/pinal-county-sheriff-mark-lamb-positive-covid-19-enforce-mask/3232821001/

During a Saturday phone interview with The Arizona Republic of the USA TODAY Network, Sheriff Mark Lamb said the White House called him on June 13 and asked that he be present when Trump signed an executive order that would hold law enforcement to a higher standard when they used force.

Lamb said he flew into Washington Monday evening and visited the White House Tuesday when he tested positive for COVID-19. He later visited an infirmary and was tested a second time, which also came back positive.

"I was surprised," Lamb said regarding the positive test result. "I mean, if I looked back, I would say that I was a little rundown from, you know, a long weekend. But I didn't have any symptoms."

[...] Lamb said he likely contracted COVID-19 at a campaign event he held on June 13, He initially planned for it to be a "come pick up a yard sign" event, but more people showed up than anticipated.

[...] However, Lamb said he didn't wear a mask or practice social distancing at the campaign event and estimated that the majority of the 200 people who attended the event in San Tan Valley, Arizona, weren't wearing masks either.

He intends to self-quarantine throughout the end of the month.

When asked if he planned to hold more public events once his self-isolation was complete, Lamb said he probably wouldn't and that he's not trying to put people at risk. That said, Lamb will likely continue to not wear a mask when out in public.

"When I come back out, I don't like to wear masks," Lamb said. "And I respect people's personal choices to not wear a mask."


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2020, @03:22AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2020, @03:22AM (#1011414)

    So be patriotic ...wear a mask not to save yourself but most probably save somebody else if you are an assymptomatic spreader

    That's not patriotic. Being a patriot means refusing to wear a mask. That's what all the true patriots do. President Trump doesn't wear a mask, so you shouldn't either, because if you do, you're disagreeing with him, which is traitorous. Any true conservative knows this.