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Melania Trump encourages face mask use with photo of herself

   By Kate Bennett, CNN
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   (CNN)First lady Melania Trump shared a photo of herself wearing a cloth
   face mask in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first
   member of the Trump family to publicly don a face covering.
   "As the CDC studies the spread of #COVID-19, they recommend people wear
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   "Remember, this does NOT replace the importance of social distancing."
   The tweet with the still photo came shortly after Trump posted a video
   of herself holding the mask in her hands, stating the US Centers for
   Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
   Melania Trump posted this graphic to her twitter on Thursday, April 9.
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   the White House, according to a White House official.
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   Initial guidelines at the onset of the pandemic were that face masks
   were not necessary for the general public for the purposes of avoiding
   getting sick. The President, when announcing the new measures, stressed
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   tested at least once for the virus, according to her spokeswoman, who
   confirmed the March 13 test was negative.
   Melania Trump stresses the importance of taking masks seriously
   Melania Trump stresses the importance of taking masks seriously
   Melania Trump stresses the importance of taking masks seriously
   Within minutes of the President's initial announcement about the
   updated CDC guidelines, the first lady posted for the first time on her
   Twitter account the importance of wearing one.
   "I ask that everyone take social distancing & wearing a face mask/face
   covering seriously," she wrote, reiterating her message again last
   Sunday.