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RUGGLES WITH COVID AS CITIZENS REJECT

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e parts of the US, in Texas, face masks have been mandatory since early July. When
r in Lubbock asked a passenger to put on a face mask, the passenger smashed up
d attacked the driver.

ot an isolated incident. Across the US, face mask rules have caused arguments and
Palm Beach, Florida a shopper in a store pulled a gun on another customer after
d out for not wearing a mask.

e on masks reducing the spread of the coronavirus is clear, but not everyone is
ccept it. In local government meetings across the country, passionate citizens have
masks. They believe that mask rules are a violation of their freedom. “I would also
w where do you get the authority to reduce my oxygen,” demanded one Florida
nother Florida citizen said wearing a mask is akin to, “Being muzzled like a mad

tries such as Japan, wearing a face mask is no big deal. At the slightest sni e,
nese people will put on a mask to protect others. It’s considered a common
n response to the Covid-19 crisis, almost the entire country covered up.

of immunobiology, Akiko Iwasaki, believes the proof is in the pudding. Countries

accepted masks have done much better during this pandemic.

e people view face masks as a way to preserve life and liberty, others see them as a
hts violation. Studies show that 25% of people believe in coronavirus conspiracy
ome believe it is a hoax designed to limit freedom. Others say it’s no di erent than
the mill u. Another theory says 5G towers are the cause of the pandemic. Some
s created in a lab to open the door for a global vaccination program.

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no big deal
not important or signi cant

common courtesy
a polite and considerate thing to do; social
etiquette

the proof is in the pudding

the results of something are the best way
to judge its quality

run of the mill

common; ordinary

common sense
ordinary good judgment; sensible to
everyone

make a di erence
to matter; to have a signi cant e ect

do a 180
to begin moving, thinking, or acting in the
opposite of what one had done before

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ot alone in its resistance to masks. In London, there was an anti-mask march.

cried they would not be, “Masked, tracked or poisoned.” They were angry that the
ment was asking for masks to be worn in shops. They called it a “liberty sapping
”

ks are common sense to some, the US government must take some responsibility
stance to masks. Dr. Anthony Fauci is America’s leading infectious disease expert.
vocates for masks but at the beginning of the pandemic, he advised Americans that
ld not make a di erence. U.S. President Donald Trump has recently done a 180
After months of refusing to wear a mask or encouraging others to wear one, he
hem patriotic. Despite this turnaround, he still refuses to mandate nationwide

man throws food in grocery store after being asked wea…

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rida man goes into rage-fuled tirade after he's asked to …

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senger forced off ight for not wearing a mask l GMA

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w.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article244316857.html
w.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/world/asia/japan-coronavirus-masks.html
w.healthline.com/health-news/people-believe-unproven-conspiracy-theories-about-

w.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/why-americans-dont-wear-masks-
s-freedom-20200628.html
w.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8538465/Hundreds-anti-mask-activists-march-
yde-Park-wearing-plague-doctor-costumes.html

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 Vocabulary
smash up
to destroy something in a violent way,
often by hitting

call out
to criticize someone for doing something
wrong, usually in a public way
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