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Children encouraged to burn masks in state without mandate as other Republican-led states move to relax coronavirus restrictions

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho —  More than a year into a pandemic that has claimed 523,000 lives in the United States, right-wing protesters in Idaho, including a handful of elected officials, set protective masks aflame Saturday, claiming face coverings stifle their personal liberties. Although local, state and federal health officials are clear that masks are crucial in the fight against COVID-19, helping to prevent the disease from spreading, some 70 adults and children — none wearing face coverings — stepped forward on a downtown street corner in Coeur d’Alene and dropped masks into a ...

Young attendees toss surgical masks into a fire during a mask burning event at the Idaho Statehouse on March 6, 2021 in Boise, Idaho. Citizens and politicians, including the Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, gathered in at least 20 cities across the state to protest COVID-19 restrictions. (Getty Images) How did the #BurnTheMask rally begin? Moon is heard saying in the video filmed by them, “We’re here to talk to you today about a grassroots project that we have become aware of and we fully support.” Scott explains, “It’s going to be an amazing day on Saturday, Mar...

Follow RT on Dozens of demonstrators, including families with small children, held a “burn the mask” demonstration outside Idaho's state Capitol building in Boise, demanding that face covering mandates amid the Covid-19 pandemic be rescinded. Video footage on social media shows demonstrators dropping masks into a burn barrel on Saturday as people cheered and a man in the background said, “Smell the freedom, baby.” Journalist Heath Druzin said Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin and at least three state legislators attended the protest. He posted photos of a crowd of maskless ...

Fauci Says U.S. Cases High; Cuomo Rejects Quitting: Virus Update Bloomberg 3/7/2021 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg Healthcare workers prepare doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a McLeod Health mass vaccination site inside the Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, U.S., on Wednesday, March 5, 2021. Governor McMaster announced a massive expansion of Covid vaccine eligibility, moving the state to phase 1B which would make about 2.7 million residents eligible to receive the vaccine. (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. recorded a full week with fewer than 70,000 daily Covid...