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On Friday during a press briefing, President Trump said that the CDC was now advising Americans to wear non-medical masks in public, adding it was voluntary and that he would not wear a mask.

As of Saturday morning, over 7,000 people in the United States have died from COVID-19. There are at least 278,458 diagnosed cases in the U.S. and more than 1.1 million around the world.

ABC News' Eric Strauss, Libby Cathey and Michelle Stoddart contributed to this report.

What to know about coronavirus:

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