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Leaders embrace face masks as world deals with COVID-19

Leaders around the world don masks amid the coronavirus pandemic

Published: July 22, 2020 11:22 Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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20200722 duterte — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wearing a protective mask, holds a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases in Malacanang, Manila, Philippines Image Credit: AP

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20200722 twitter — US President Donald Trump, who for months refused to encourage mask wearing as a way to combat the coronavirus, on Monday tweeted a picture of himself with his face covered and touted his patriotism. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-07-20T205927Z_455045467_RC28XH9Q8DN3_RTRMADP_3_EU-SUMMIT-1595401813261 — France's President Emmanuel Macron talks on the phone during the first face-to-face EU summit since COVID-19 outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium. Image Credit: REUTERS

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20200722 merkel — German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts her mask on during a last roundtable discussion following a four days European summit at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 325791-01-02-1595401810252 — Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, wearing a protective face mask, arrives for the fourth day of an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels as the leaders of the European Union hold their first face-to-face summit over a post-virus economic rescue plan. Image Credit: AFP

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20200722 justin — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Image Credit: AFP

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20200722 iraqi — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi attends a news conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as he wears a protective mask, in Tehran, Iran. Image Credit: Reuters

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2020722 masks 2 — Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen arrives for the fourth day of the European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-07-18T224139Z_873286101_RC2YVH9LNEYI_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRAZIL-1595401822618 — Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is seen at the Alvorada Palace, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-07-19T091430Z_1584921663_RC29WH9ZROLS_RTRMADP_3_EU-SUMMIT-1595401819587 — Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arrives for the first face-to-face EU summit since the COVID-19 outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium. Image Credit: Reuters

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20200722 singapore — Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives at a People's Action Party branch office, as ballots are counted during the general election in Singapore. Image Credit: Reuters

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20200722 rouhani — President Hassan Rouhani during a joint press conference in Tehran. Image Credit: AFP

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