Missouri governor candidates split on requiring masks

Missouri gubernatorial hopeful Democrat Nicole Galloway said she'll require face masks statewide as part of a plan unveiled Monday for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

RACE.DALLOWAY AT A KANSAS CITY UNIONHALL WAS JUST A SMALL GROUP OFPEOPLE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING ALLOF THEM WEARING A MASK SAYS HESTATEWIDE MASK REQUIREMENT ISTHE BEST APPROACH PUBLIC HEALTHEXPERTS AGREE THAT WEARING AMASK.IS ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS IN OURTOOLBOX TO MITIGATE THE SPREADOF THE DISEASE.JEEZ, MEGAN GOVERNOR MIKEPARSONS RESPONSE TO THE VIRUSHER MAIN CAMPAIGN ISSUE.HE IS NOT FOCUSING ON FOLKSNUMBER ONE ISSUE, WHICH ISFIGHTING AND CONTAINING THISVIRUS.SHE ALSO WAS MISSOURI TO ALLYWITH OTHER MIDWESTERN STATES TOINCREASE THEIR PPE PURCHASINGPOWER GALLOWAY ACCUSES THEPARSON ADMINISTRATION OF SITTINGON 1 BILLION FEDERAL CARESDOLLARS THAT COULD GO TO TESTINGAND CONTACT TRACING.MONEY IS JUST STUCK.SOME OF IT WAS SENT TO THECOUNTIES, BUT IT IS NOT BEINGDEPLOYED FOR CONTACT TRACING ANDFOR TESTING TODAY.THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE STATE ISNOW CONDUCTING 90,000 TEST AWEEK AND THE DEATH RATE HASDROPPED TO UNDER 1% MORE THAN 75THOUSAND CASES HAVE BEENREPORTED IN MISSOURI WITH 1400DEATH AND KANSAS CITY ANDJACKSON COUNTY COMBINED MORETHAN 13,000 CASES AS GALLOWAYPUSHES FOR A STATEWIDE MASKMANDATE PART OF H TO MAKE T