Mike Pence ignores Mayo Clinic's face mask rule during visit

Vice-president and coronavirus taskforce leader skipped mask as facility advises ‘patients, visitors and staff to wear a face covering’

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Mike Pence triggered a storm of controversy on Tuesday by failing to wear a face mask on a visit to the Mayo Clinic’s facilities in Minnesota.

Pence leads the US government’s coronavirus taskforce though he is typically overshadowed by Donald Trump, or medical experts, at the group’s regular press briefings.