Biden takes off mask to cough
President Joe Biden took off his mask to cough just before giving a speech.
Biden appeared on Tuesday to give a speech announcing his signing of the Inflation Reduction Act. He came out with his mask on, but he took it off to cough into his hand — just hours after it was revealed his wife, first lady Jill Biden, tested positive for the coronavirus.
FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
As COVID-19 is spread through airborne droplets and aerosols, coughing is considered one of the main avenues of transmission.
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