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US protesters including young children burn face masks at Idaho Capitol rally against coronavirus measures
At least one hundred people have gathered at the front of the Idaho Capitol in the US to burn masks in a protest against measures taken to limit infections and deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Key points:
- An Idaho Republican politician has introduced legislation to ban mask mandates
- There has never been a statewide mask-wearing order, but they have been made in some cities and counties
- Nearly 1,900 of the more than 170,000 Idaho residents who have been infected with coronavirus have died
Some groups said mask mandates are a restriction of their freedoms. Health experts say they help slow the spread of the disease.
Videos posted on social media showed adults encouraging children to toss masks into a fire.
In a series of videos, people…
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