<p>US President Donald Trump, who has avoided being seen wearing a face-covering in public, said on Thursday he expects to wear a mask when he next visits US troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington.</p>.<p>"I expect to be wearing a mask when I go into Walter Reed. You're in a hospital setting. I think it's a very appropriate thing. I have no problem with a mask," Trump told Fox News in an interview.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-indias-tally-of-covid-19-cases-tops-764-lakh-as-the-death-toll-surpasses-21000-856206.html"><strong>For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Trump said he would be visiting wounded soldiers as well as front-line workers seeking to contain the Covid-19 pandemic when he visits the government medical facility in Bethesda, Maryland.</p>.<p>Trump did not say when he would visit, and the White House did not immediately respond to a query about his schedule. CNN has previously reported Trump plans to go on Saturday.</p>.<p>It was unclear whether Trump might be photographed wearing a mask since such visits are often closed to the media to protect the privacy of the wounded soldiers.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html"><strong>Coronavirus Worldometer | 15 countries with the highest number of cases, deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic</strong></a></p>.<p>Trump, who had become increasingly isolated within the Republican Party for not promoting wearing a mask, has in recent weeks spoken more favourably about their use as Covid-19 cases have surged in the United States.</p>.<p>More than 60,500 new Covid-19 infections were reported across the United States on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a one-day record as weary Americans were told to take new precautions and the pandemic becomes increasingly politicized.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump, who has avoided being seen wearing a face-covering in public, said on Thursday he expects to wear a mask when he next visits US troops at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington.</p>.<p>"I expect to be wearing a mask when I go into Walter Reed. You're in a hospital setting. I think it's a very appropriate thing. I have no problem with a mask," Trump told Fox News in an interview.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-indias-tally-of-covid-19-cases-tops-764-lakh-as-the-death-toll-surpasses-21000-856206.html"><strong>For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Trump said he would be visiting wounded soldiers as well as front-line workers seeking to contain the Covid-19 pandemic when he visits the government medical facility in Bethesda, Maryland.</p>.<p>Trump did not say when he would visit, and the White House did not immediately respond to a query about his schedule. CNN has previously reported Trump plans to go on Saturday.</p>.<p>It was unclear whether Trump might be photographed wearing a mask since such visits are often closed to the media to protect the privacy of the wounded soldiers.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html"><strong>Coronavirus Worldometer | 15 countries with the highest number of cases, deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic</strong></a></p>.<p>Trump, who had become increasingly isolated within the Republican Party for not promoting wearing a mask, has in recent weeks spoken more favourably about their use as Covid-19 cases have surged in the United States.</p>.<p>More than 60,500 new Covid-19 infections were reported across the United States on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a one-day record as weary Americans were told to take new precautions and the pandemic becomes increasingly politicized.</p>