COVID-19: Mask Mandate (2020)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-07-17
Duration: 00:05:08
Subjects: Masks | COVID-19 pandemic | Coronaviruses | Public health
Contributors:
- Williams, Natasha Host
- Crews, Keith Editor
- Whitfield, Rani Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 17, 2020, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Natasha Williams’ interview with Dr. Rani Whitfield of Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group in Baton Rouge. He discusses: the importance of wearing masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus); the need for everyone to take the virus seriously; the difficulty in enforcing mask mandates; and the different kinds of masks.