In the photo accompanying her post, dozens can be seen following in their swimsuits on the grass, both face masks and guidelines socially distancing. Health officials and experts across the U.S. have urged that, until a vaccine is safely developed, social distance and face covering are the country’s most powerful tool in the fight against coronavirus. But in recent months, local and state leaders have struggled to persuade Americans to follow those guidelines.
“In case you were wondering, I came there to see for myself,” the mayor admitted. “It’s being tackled.”
He said the scene that the mayor conquered was what took place the past two months.
“Personally and in the flesh, it’s not as bad as that photo suggests,” Montesi told the branch.
“I understand where her frustration is and concern comes from,” said Justin Schneider, who also spoke to the news station. “Where are people expected to go when the beaches are closed, is it 95 degrees out?”
Mayor and mayor have responded to heightened cases
The rise in cases was driven in part by people between the ages of 18 and 29 who gather in social settings, including bars, restaurants, parks and the lakefront, the news release said.
In a news conference on Sunday, Gov. Illinois’s JB Pritzker residents to wear masks as the state reports more than 2,000 daily new cases on both Friday and Saturday. The state reported about 1,382 new cases of the virus Sunday.
“Imagine if someone could walk into a restaurant, light a cigarette, blow smoke in your face, and all the smoker had to say is, ‘well, it’s my choice,'” the mayor said in his statement.
“We are seeing cases increase every day and hear about people not complying with the masking mandate. This rule is an attempt to keep us all healthy and reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19,” Drs. Ngozi Ezike, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health said in a statement.
CNN’s Hollie Silverman and Jennifer Selva contributed to this report.
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