'I don't think this is a political issue,' Scott Gottlieb said on CNBC's 'Squawk Box.'
in recent weeks have indicated that masks help to prevent infection and slow the overall spread of the virus. Health officials have increasingly adopted mask recommendations or requirements in the effort to slow the spread. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization reversed its stance on masks, saying that the general public should wear face coverings.
Several governors updated their stances on masks this week as new infections surged mostly across the American South and West.requiring people to wear face coverings in most indoor settings and outdoors when physical distancing is not feasible. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday changed policy to allow city and local officials to set their own masking requirements. In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has allowed some cities such as Austin to require masks under threat of a fine for not complying.
"What we're seeing actually, and I'm going to put the data out later today, is the hospitalization rate as a percentage of the total cases is actually going down and it looks like the death rate is as well," he said. "And there's probably a number of reasons for that."
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