Coronavirus update: Republican governors are dropping resistance to face masks as infections soar and hospital beds fill
November 17, 2020 at 10:44 AM EST
The global tally for the coronavirus illness COVID-19 rose above 55 million on Tuesday and the U.S. tally climbed above 11.2 million, with rising infections and shortages of hospital beds leading some Republican governors to drop their resistance to face masks and issue mandates.