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US President Donald Trump has said he will not wear a face mask despite new medical guidance advising Americans to do so.

He could not see himself greeting "presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens" in the Oval Office while wearing one, he said.

He stressed that the guidance released on Friday was "voluntary".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52161529

upd: in Japan infections and death rates are much lower than in the US. Partly because their leaders are showing an example of how to behave responsibly during the time of a pandemic.