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ICU nurse says face-covering requirement will help COVID-19 battle

People in North Carolina are required to wear face coverings in public to help stop spread COVID-19.

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“How sick these patients are has gone down,” said Cassie Brault, an ICU nurse at Novant Health Presbyterian. “It’s just the number of cases is overwhelming, to be honest.”

In the video at the top of this webpage, anchor Damany Lewis speaks with Brault about the impact the mask requirement could have.

Damany Lewis

Damany Lewis, wsoctv.com

Damany Lewis is an anchor and reporter for Channel 9.