Melania Trump Encourages Americans to Wear a Face Mask, Practice Social Distancing

First Lady Melania Trump issued a reminder to Americans on Twitter on Tuesday to do their part in slowing the spread of the coronavirus across the nation.

She urged the use of face masks and social distancing practices, even in the summer.

“Even in the summer months, please remember to wear face coverings and practice social distancing,” the first lady said. “The more precaution we take now can mean a healthier and safer country in the Fall.”

This is not the first time Trump has spoken directly to Americans about the pandemic.

She appeared in a PSA on March 19 encouraging Americans the 🦠Coronavirus Outbreak will not last forever and told the nation “we’re all in this together,” as IJR previously reported.

Trump called on the nation to stay safe and continue to connect with family and friends as often as possible.

On April 9, Trump doubled down on her encouragement to stay safe in a video announcement posted on Twitter, as IJR previously reported. She shared the importance of adhering to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for social distancing and wearing masks.

The number of coronavirus cases continues to rise across the globe.

On Monday, the number of coronavirus infections around the world reached 13 million.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus predicted the pandemic is “going to get worse and worse and worse” and there would be no return to the “old normal” in the foreseeable future.

Several states across the nation are seeing surges in the number of infections.

Nine states including Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Utah and Wisconsin reached records for single-day infections on Friday.

California, Florida, Arizona, and Texas have become the new epicenters of the pandemic.

As of Tuesday afternoon, there are more than 3.3 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States alone and over 136,000 deaths.