<p>US President Donald Trump said he would not consider a national mandate requiring people to wear masks to combat the spread of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">coronavirus</a>.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-tamil-nadu-extends-suspension-of-bus-services-till-july-31-as-state-reports-4328-new-covid-19-cases-860261.html" target="_blank">Follow live updates on the coronavirus here</a></strong></p>.<p>Asked in an interview on Fox News to be broadcast on Sunday if he would consider a mandate, Trump said: "No, I want people to have a certain freedom, and I don’t believe in that."</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html" target="_blank">COVID-19 Pandemic Tracker: 15 countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases, deaths</a> </strong></p>
<p>US President Donald Trump said he would not consider a national mandate requiring people to wear masks to combat the spread of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">coronavirus</a>.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-tamil-nadu-extends-suspension-of-bus-services-till-july-31-as-state-reports-4328-new-covid-19-cases-860261.html" target="_blank">Follow live updates on the coronavirus here</a></strong></p>.<p>Asked in an interview on Fox News to be broadcast on Sunday if he would consider a mandate, Trump said: "No, I want people to have a certain freedom, and I don’t believe in that."</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html" target="_blank">COVID-19 Pandemic Tracker: 15 countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases, deaths</a> </strong></p>