thiss abc7 news. >> our children, our babies could be at risk and their educators and their families. >> i feel right now that there's a lot that they're putting on the teachers. >> parents, educators, and lawmakers all trying to figure out what is best for kids and ftnots ll, m larry al >> and sze. abc news is committed to helping build a better bay area and right now one focus is education but right now there are more questions than answers when it comes to schools in the fall. governor newsom will basically force all schools to remain closed if their counties are on the covid-19 watch list. right now, it's almost all bay area counties except san francisco and san mateo. by doing this, the governor essentially takes the burden off school districts that are grappling with the hard decision of having to teach

not. >> reporter: they put out surveys, they had town hall meetings and in the end, they found that people were very divided when it came to reopening schools and i think districts have always wanted someone high-up to help them with that decision. school districts in the bay area had every intention ofn the fal covid-19 numbers recently forced the state to roll back business reopenings in several counties. marin county, for example, is one of the districts on the state's watch list because of its rising numbers. yet this morning, some parents came out to support in-person learning. >> there are chern who have not schooled since march 16th and 17th who need to get back in front of the eyes of our teachers. we believe that it can safely be done. >> reporter: the white house has threatened to cut funding if schools don't fully reopen. >> when he says open, he means open in full, kids being able to

attend, each and every day at their school. >> reporter: therefore, continuing with the distance learning model has not been an easy decision for many school districts. here's the state superintendent of public instruction addressing the issue during a town hall conversation this morning. >> when the president says that he might cut funding for school districts, you know, because they don't open, i'm sorry, i just have to call it what it is. it's dangerous. it's reckless. and it's immoral. >> reporter: state senator steve represents parts of contra costa and alameda counties. he invited three local superintendents to weigh in. pittsburg announced it will begin with distance learning on august 12th. the lafayette school district voted last night to do the same. >> it was a difficult decision. it was not unanimous. >> reporter: so far, livermore valley joint unified is one of the few that remains undecided and is preparing for hybrid learning, even though the county, alameda, is on the governor's covid watch list. schools there start in 40 days.

>> i challenge our communities to get those numbers down. wear your masks. socially distance. do all of those things because we got it down once. >> reporter: one thing superintendents agree is that distance learning, while deemed necessary today, is not ideal. and you heard the livermore valley superintendents say they have 40 days before classes begin. that's august 25th. now, remember, the head of the cdc, robert redfield, said, and i retained this, quote, if we get everyone to wear a mask right now, i really think in the next four, six, eight weeks, we could bring the epidemic under control. back to you. >> all right, lyanne, thanks. i realize each district is different, but of the districts that have already decided or at least voted to go the distance learning route, did many of them say when or how they might return to in-person learning? >> none of them. you know, they have all said that science, the health department, will determine that.

now, it's going to be like that dimmer switch that the governor often refers to. it will happen gradually. it will be slow. now, one thing the superintendents agreed that the hardest issue about being away is missing out on that daily transaction or interactions, rather, that students have with other students and with their teachers and as a mother of three, i could tell you that's spot on. >> yeah. all right, lyanne, thank you so much, and we hope to get more clarity from the governor tomorrow. right now, across the bay area's nine counties, there are more than 38,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, and that includes people who have recovered. in california, we're over 356,000 cases, and there are more than 3.5 million cases nationwide according to data from johns hopkins university. in alameda county, there's been an increase in cases at the nt ra jail. 40 inmat t thenty not

at the beginning of june, only 15 inmates had tested positive. now, today, facebook founder and ceo mark zuckerberg chatted with america's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci. that conversation was streamed online. they touched on several topics, masks, you should wear them, a vaccine, dr. fauci said it's also time that more states experiencing surges have got to slow down. >> really got to almost regroup, call a time-out, not necessarily lock down again but say, we've got to do this in a more measured way. we've got to get our arms around this. and we've got get this controlled. if we don't do that, mark, we're going to wind up getting a situation where in other states, we may be seeing the same thing. >> facebook has made efforts to crack down on misinformation about the coronavirus on its site. and via their foundation, zuckerberg and his wife have also donated tens of millions of

dollars to coronavirus relief and research efforts. salon owners want to get back to work. now along with state lawmakers, they're asking governor newsom to allow beauty industry professionals to perform their services outdoors. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: outdoor dining has taken on a new meaning during the coronavirus pandemic. here in california, we've even enlaxed restrictions around serving and drinking alcohol outdoors. now beauty professionals want the same allowances made for them. >> none of the people that are on that list of recent closures have been licensed by the state in sanitation. we are. >> reporter: california assemblyman jim patterson is joining salon owners in calling on governor newsom to temporarily waive a state law. it prevents hairdressers, barbers, manicurists and cosmetologists from providing services outside a licensed establishment. >> governor, you got to pay attention to this and fix it. >> reporter: patterson cites

that the department of alcoholic beverage control was allowed to waive regulations in order to serve outdoors. salon owners say in the absence of this option, they are struggling. >> we are not able to pay our bills. >> reporter: the professional beauty foundation of california says the request would not be limited to haircuts and could include mantuicures, pedicures, and waxing services. >> allow the beauty professional to get creativity on the best ways that they can perform their services. >> reporter: bay area residents seem to think it's a good idea within reason. >> the way the wind's been blowing, there could be quite a hair storm. >> we have to do it responsibly. if we ever want to get back to some kind of normalcy. >> reporter: in an emailed statement to abc7 news, a spokesperson with the california business consumer services and housing agency writes, the administration understands and is very sympathetic to the possible economic hardships on salons. for now, the law does not allow salon services to be performed

outside. however, we are actively looking at this issue and exploring options to lessen the economic harm. salon owners say without the exception, they could be forced to shut down permanently. medical medic melanie woodrow, abc7 news. today, i asked our special correspondent his thoughts on if it's feasible to move salon services outdoors safely. >> in a perfect scenario, yes, it is feasible. but here's the problem. there's things these businesses can't account for. for example, if you open up your hair salon or, you know, you're doing nails or a gym or whatever it may be, you may be following all the rules. the problem is that we have cases going up in every single county around san francisco county. and we have to actually look at what the public is doing, because one slip-up from somebody else might jeopardize your business. >> you can see getting answers every weekday at 3:00 right here. it's on tv and it's interactive. you can take part online through facebook live, youtube live,

post your questions, i try to get them answered for you and also you can use the abc7 news app. bottle rock 2020 is officially history, sad to zeec h they'veet. it wil lirst e ba, stevie nix. you can roll over your tickets to next year or request a refund. today the cdc extended its order prohibiting cruise ship operations in u.s. waters through september 30th. most major cruise lines has canceled voyages through the summer. according to the cdc, there were 99 covid outbreaks on 123 cruise ships, including the grand princess. in all, 34 passengers died and nearly 3,000 tested positive. a san francisco judge ruled tat witnesses at an upcoming

trial will be wearing transparent face masks. it's yet another change in how we conduct trials in a coronavirus reality. here's abc7 news reporter chris reyes. >> i'm hoping that jurors, witnesses, myself and my client can wear those transparent masks in an effective way. >> reporter: at a pretrial hearing in san francisco's superior court, a judge ruled that witnesses wear clear face masks instead of cloth masks. deputy public defender sierra says she's satisfied with the compromise, even though she originally proposed a face shield. her main point, that faces of witnesses cannot be covered. >> we judge facial expressions and microexpressions in milliseconds, and that's a big part -- these nonverbal cues are what we use to determine credibility, trustworthiness. >> reporter: the judge did not specify what kind of clear masks will be used but this is what's available for purchase online. it's yet another new rule as trials evolve in a coronavirus

reality. a long list of other recent considerations include whether witnesses and jurors should appear via zoom. law professor agrees there are no good answers right now. >> on the one hand, you have the problem with putting together social distancing and masking and dealing with public buy-in or lack thereof. on the other hand, we have all the data that we know about how zoom discourages productivity, puts people to sleep. >> reporter: she says despite all the coronavirus challenges it's important that trials continue. >> we just have to be extra aware in this current pandemic situation that we are dealing with novel issues and that we need to take it slowly and be considerate and not rush through anything. >> reporter: in san jose, chris reyes for abc7 news. richmond has officially named french the city's new french -- or police chief, that is. the 22-year veteran of the police department had been serving as the interim chief

since september. her appointment to the permanent position will be effective august 1st. fighting crime, a bay area tech entrepreneur trying to take a bite out of crime, but the plan raises some big questions. mask mania from an economic boom for some to a way to help others. plus, peacock pride. a neighborhood dispute that is ruffling a lot of feathers. i'm spencer christian, bay area air quality is gradually improving and temperatures will soon be

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all right, let's get to consumer news. 7 on your side's michael finney. hi, michael. >> hey, larry, it's all about fashion coverings today. more retailers are requiring face cvs announced customers will have to wear masks beginning monday, july 20th. target says shoppers must start wearing them august 1st, although 80% of its stores already require masks because of local and state regulations. the federal communications commission has approved new robocall rules that help wireless companies are so-called safe harbors. the first rule protects companies from legal backlash if they use reasonable analytics to identify and block robocalls. the second rule protects companies who block calls from

other providers. cell phone companies had one of these new provisions to clarify what they can and cannot do when attempting to shut down robocalls. crate and barrel is recalling its park twin and full-size beds due to a fall hazard. here's what these things look like. the consumer product safety commission says the head board can separate from the side rails. there have been nine reports of incidents, including two injuries. customers can contact crate & barrel for a free replacement. if you need any help with that, you can also contact 7 on your side. go to our website or email us. >> thank you, michael. a teenager who just graduated from high school in concord is now officially a member of the san francisco giants organization. the team announcing they've signed pitcher kyle harrison. he was the 85th overall pick in the draft this year. he's a lefty, 21-1 in high school, 1.19 e.r.a., 192

strikeouts. that will be his future home some day. th geed partner, the east me >> n toolion snibonu >>fr memic story thaunion in his community who also plays an important role who gives. and as abc7 news reporter wayne freedman found out, mill valley has given back. >> reporter: a very simple sign but a complicated story, beginning with the name outside. >> tony is the person who started this business in 1950. >> reporter: so, to this day, he still answers to it. he specializes in saving comfortable shoes and based on the thousands of them in this crowded place, he is clearly never out of work. >> my favorite shoes. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: which only begins to explain his appeal. >> he is the most humble, loving, caring man, and no matter what kind of problem you have, he can fix it. >> reporter: in a world where we throw so much away, this is the alternate realty.

>> beautiful prada shoes that came apart. >> reporter: it is old school here, the tools speak of their experiences with just a glance but his most important ones may actually be his ears. >> people come in to tell me bad news, good news, sad news. there's all kinds of people that come in, and you listen to them ha close for two and a half months. no more purses to save, no more shoes, no more belts. no income. >> and the last thing wepted to do was to see him not survive the pandemic. >> reporter: she asked if she could raise some money for him. >> i just asked for $3,000 so i can just stand on my feet but she said, let's go with $5,000. i said, okay. >> reporter: well, as of this morning, the gofundme page had claimed well past $36,000 and counting. >> whatever you can do to help preserve your community in a

time like this is worth doing. >> what te a lot ofll business people have suffered through the pandemic, but how often does a community embrace a man like this? do you see the comparison between the shoes and you? >> yes. because i'll make it comfortable for them. >> reporter: even in the toughest of times, from mill valley, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> what a great story. neighborhood disputes. they're nothing new. they usually, though, don't center around peacocks. yes, a peacock. that's the case on a cul-de-sac in a north oakland neighborhood where a spectacular male has taken up residence. i love spectacular male. neighbors say the feral bird first appeared in january, relocating from another neighborhood. he looks pretty docile here, but everything was fine until mating season came in the spring and neighbors say that's when things got really annoying.

>> he would start at like 3:00, 4: in the rnutins fo three winu 10:00, 11:00 at night. >> we love the bird. it's beautiful. unfortunate fortunately, the sound doesn't bother us. the sound has gone down a lot. april was the peak. >> she says as much as she loves the bird, it's probably best for the sake of neighborhood peace that it be relocated to a sanctuary. the peacock, so far, silent on the issue. i actually have some experience with peacocks. they are beautiful, extremely loud, extremely early, and extremely annoying. >> and can be very aggressive too, don't forget. >> yes. yes. but i also wanted to mention, they're not the only spectacular male running around because we have one in the weather office.

>> that is true. >> i can be noisy sometimes too. >> very noisy. yes. >> let's look at our -- let's take a look at our spectacular weather. we've got sunny skies across most of the bay area right now. it's breezy and we have slightly improved air quality from this time yesterday. still, we have air quality advisory in effect because a little smoke is still moving over the bay area from fires to our south and southeast in mineral and coyote fires. however, we have good air quality right now in the north bay, inland east bay, and south central bay but only moderate at the coast and central bay and santa clara valley. now, let's look at those winds, which are helping to mix out some of the -- it's pretty good right now. fairfield, 23 miles per hour gusts at palo alto and breezy just about everywhere else in the bay area and it's generally cooler right now than it was at this time yesterday. you can see on the 24-hour temperature change, many locations about 3 or 4 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. here's the view from the

exploratorium camera looking over the bay. 62 degrees in san francisco, 73 in mountain view, san jose, 76, 84 gilroy and at at half moon bay. t s idt toward mt. eangigno looking across the embarcadero, we see the skies. fog will spread out to locally inland and so for the morning commute, there will be reduced visibility. heating up inland this weekend, generally across the entire region but especially inland and a little bit cooler early next week. tonight is our forecast animation showing the surge of low clouds and fog moving from the coast across the bay locally inland and those clouds will be there for the morning commute but they'll burn back to the coastline, giving us sunny skies over the bay and inland, much like today, perhaps a couple

degrees warmer in some spots. low temperatures tonight will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s. it will be pretty mild in some spots, might feel like high temperatures and then tomorrow, look for highs ranging from about 64 at half moon bay to 66 in san francisco, oakland, san mateo, low to mid 70s but up to about 80 at fremont so it will be pretty mild around the bay shoreline, and then inland areas will warm up to upper 80s and low 90s. accuweather 7 day forecast, warmish days in the forecast feature will be saturday and sunday with highs in the mid 90s inland but cooling comes early next week. larry and kristen? >> thank you, spencer. guess what? this year, san francisco a.i.d.s. walk is going to look different than most years. the changes and

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>> announcer: this is abc7 news. a network of privately funded security cameras is now operational across san francisco, and the aim is to make the city safer.

but the surveillance system is raising some privacy concerns. abc7 news anchor dion lin has the story. >> she's definitely trying to move on but of course this kind of traumatizing incident, you don't just forget it. >> reporter: eva's 61-year-old mother is still too shaken even after nearly three months to return to where she was attacked in broad daylight by multiple men whond stole her handbag. >> this shouldn't happen to anyone, especially in san francisco. >> reporter: despite sfpd saying they obtained surveillance video, there have been no arrests. she believes if there were more security cameras, she'd be able to seek justice for her mom. >> we do need to start prioritizing safety, especially among seniors. >> reporter: chris larson, tech billionaire and executive chair of ripple, a cryptocurrency technology company, wanted to do just that. frustrated with the crime he witnessed in russian hill near lombard street. >> unfortunately, it's become a huge magnet for the smash and

grab crimes. we saw that all the time, multiple times a day. torturous. >> reporter: three years ago, larson began funding community business districts to install and monitor a network of cameras across the city. there are just over 1,000 to date. with footage that could be requested by the police, the d.a., or victims themselves. >> the community groups can almost get this done faster than if you tried to make this a citywide, maybe a government-sponsored, you know, project which would cost a ton of money. >> reporter: at a time when lawmakers are already proposing software for law enforcement agencies and consumers are fed up with breaches on social media, these security cameras add an extra layer of privacy concerns. >> for instance, you might not want someone to know that you're seeking mental help or that you're seeing an immigration attorney. because you don't know who's going to get that footage on the other end. you don't know what they're going to do with it. >> reporter: we brought these concerns to larson who acknowledged privacy is a real

concern in the u.s., but because this network is erased every 30 days and is monitored by nonprofit community organizations, decisions on how that information is used won't be sold. >> that's where these systems can be more pro-privacy than, let's say, every house randomly putting up a ring door camera from amazon or a nest camera from google. >> reporter: as for her mother's case, we checked and there are no cameras in the area funded by larson yet. but other districts have expressed interest in participating in the program. something she supports. >> these cameras were installed the day of my mom's contact, i feel like it could have helped a lot. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lin, abc7 news. joining me now is chris larson, who put up $4 million of his own money to get this program going. so, thanks for joining us. let me dive right in here because i'm sure you've heard all the questions, people saying, oh, big brother is going to be watching with all these cameras. can you explain how your system

is different than what is in place in, let's say, new york city, for example? >> yeah, i think the big difference here is that they're run by these nonprofit community benefit districts so that's almost like a hyperlocal form of government. they have control of the data. the data's not used for inappropriate purposes. it's used for community purposes. it's erased after 30 days and importantly, everybody has access to it from the police, the defense attorney, defense attorneys, victims, can be even used for things like, are the streets clean enough in that particular neighborhood? >> so, more on the community organizations monitoring these feeds, because there's guidelines here, right? i mean, joe blow can't just walk up and say, oh, i want to take a look at what's going on, i want to be involved in this. what do the volunteers have to do in order to get involved? >> yeah, i mean, there's a set of best practices, and certainly each board of directors of these nonprofit community groups is going to enforce those rules,

the executive directors are going to enforce those rules, but there's a process for the police to request video footage, pfor example. the police can't monitor it live. that's actually against the law in san francisco. they have to make a request just like anybody else. and really importantly, privacy groups can also audit and see what's going on. we've had privacy groups tour some of these community groups to make sure that they're okay. but i mean, this is exactly right. there's always going to be the struggle between surveillance, effective surveillance, and privacy. we're always going to be going back and forth and we need to have everybody in the room to make sure that we're going right down the middle of the line. >> yeah, and you have had these cameras up for several years now. and they've been successful, apparently. there was an incident in the tenderloin last year, looting in union square. how have the cameras been used in those cases? >> yeah. i mean, the one in the tenderloin was tragic. it was actually a woman who was filming an assault. the perpetrator saw her doing that and she died.

she was killed. the tragedy was there was a camera owned by the tenderloin community benefit district that was capturing that exact crime, so that person was caught. you also had that case of the person kicking the homeless person who was caught. and with the looting, you know, it's very clear, the cameras have picked up, it's really not the protesters that were looting. these were these professional crews that were taking advantage of that. and if you can prove that on a camera, that really helps, i think, the cause of the protesters, what we're all about and tones down some of the political rhetoric that was attacking the protesters. >> so, is this a scalable idea? is it your goal to go, okay, san francisco, l.a., chicago, or is this just a bay area thing? >> well, i think san francisco should be leading the charge here. you know, it's a progressive city. it does think very hard about privacy concerns and wants to have local representation. i think it's a good model. i think the model in new york, which is very effective, but it's owned by the city.

i think it's way too intrusive, would not be acceptable here. so it would be great if we could prove this model works and expand it, you know, to other neighborhoods, other cities and other states. >> real quick, different topic, i understand you recently had covid-19. what was your experience and for people who are wondering, is this thing real? what was your experience? >> i guess we went to the wrong warriors game, i guess. you know, it was a couple tough days. my wife and i had. but you know, we were lucky we didn't have to go to the hospital. lost our sense of taste and smell, so, you know, couldn't drink wine for a while. but we did recover and we've been trying to give convalescent plasma and trying to help out where we can. >> all right, really appreciate the time, chris larsen, and we'll be keeping an eye on the program as the cameras keep an eye on us. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. a strange side effect of the pandemic, why you may not be able to find a roll of quarters. the

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regulation to be waived temporarily so they can adapt to the pandemic like other industries have been able to. ama, what do you think? would you do it? outdoors? nail salon, hair salon? >> i guess i just need more information because i mean, if the stylist and the client, if they're each okay with it, i see no problem but i'm wondering why they aren't allowed to be outdoors in the first place. what are the regulations and issues with it? but i do agree that everything should be looked at because this is a changing world we're living in. >> yeah, spencer, it requires that temporary changing of the code to allow for this whole sector to be able to operate. what do you think? do you think the risk is any greater from gym classes that operate outdoors, for example? whatever you think. >> yeah, you know, as a client, i would certainly go and have my haircut outside. i wouldn't mind doing that. i would feel relatively safe. but as a passer-by, if it's a windy day, we have quite a breezy pattern here in the bay area, i don't know if i would

want to take a whiff of somebody's freshly snipped hair. but that might be a conversation. could be a health consideration as well. but apart from that, i think it's an idea worth considering, absolutely, because these people are -- they need to keep generating their income. i mean, they can't while their shops are closed. >> all right. >> next topic. shortage of coins sweeping across the country, now being felt in the bay area. we told you about the shortage a few weeks back, brought on by so many stores asking people to pay with credit cards. according to "the chronicle," local businesses, laundromats are being hit hard by the shortage. some are asking customers not to take quarters unless they're using their machines. i can't even think of the last time i paid for anything with cash or coins. so, i have zero coins at my disposal unless they're hidden away somewhere. kristen, how about you? >> i mean like you, apple pay

everything, so it's contactless and you don't have to touch anything. but so what is the problem? who can't get the coins? why are they needed now? i guess for situations when you can't use your credit card or apple pay or something. >> right, for the laundromats and if everybody's hanging on to their coins because they're so rarely used now, then they're not out in circulation. spencer, have you run into this at all as a problem? >> i have not, because much like you guys, i do everything in a -- with a card or contactless way, so i haven't kept change in my pocket for a long time. however, i had accumulated some change over a period of time, which i put in my grandson's piggy banks so if anyone is short of coins, go see my grandson grandsons. >> you're advocating busting into his piggy bank so somebody can do their laundry? my goodness, spencer, what kind of a grandparent with you? >> they're generous little lads. >> they will share.

that's what it's about. we're learning more about google's next innovation. it's a temporary tattoo that turns your skin into a giant touch pad, essentially. this is what it looks like. each tattoo contains sensors that are triggeed either by being touched or swiped. google calls them skin masks, but it remains unclear as to how mountain view based google bends to use this technology in the future. i don't know if this is to one-up, ama, the apple watch. you don't even need to put on a watch. it's just on your skin. swipe, swipe. what do you think about that? >> why? what is it? don't touch me. like, are you -- is it touch pad for myself to do things? somebody else isn't coming in trying to use my touch pad? hands off. >> no, so odd. spencer? >> i just want to be able to go around -- go ahead, go ahead. >> no, what do you want to do, larry? we got to hear. >> i just want to be able to walk around and say, hey, i'm the human touch pad, anybody want to see my screen?

>> oh gosh. >> it's not a great idea. >> i think we're going to do an exit left. >> i can't read the next story. all right. iceland. iceland wants you. roll the clip. >> oh. that's what ama and i were saying after your comment, larry. but go ahead. >> yes. yes. kristen, please read this. i have lost my composure. >> oh, okay. promote iceland is encouraging people to record their screams and listen to others as well. they claim they'll, quote, release your scream with speakers set up in remote parts of the country and of course they add, when you're ready,

come let it out for real. okay. spencer? >> well, i've been to iceland, and i highly recommend it as a vacation destination. it's a nice place. i didn't know they screamed so loudly there. i mean, i'd go back now. >> it speaks to the quirkiness of the place that might be worth visiting, right, ama? >> yeah, hey, it's a place i would definitely want to go. i feel bad for the wildlife out there going, what on earth? what is all this noise? what happened? >> that's a good point. >> and you know what? you can book your vacation on a human touch pad if there's one available near you. >> oh my goodness. >> reykjavík is supposed to be beautiful. i think it's really time to stop. >> that's it. we're out of here. we're out of here. that's it managing type 2 diabetes? you're on it. you may think you're doing all you can to manage type 2 diabetes and heart disease...

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>> reporter: i am all about wearing my mask every day but i've b so many people complain about the same problem. so i came to an expert to work on some solutions. dr. kathy fields is a san francisco dermatologist and one of the acne experts behind the proactive skin caroline. >> now because you're wearing a mask you're confident from here on up. but under here we're making a breeding ground for more acne. >> reporter: maskne is popping >> i have little pimples by the edge of my nose. where is this coming from? >> my skin has gotten so bad. >> reporter: shelby brown is a registered nurse. >> when we have to wear an n95 and a surgical mask over keeps everything in there. it's like a petri dish on your face. >> you have a metal clip, a tight fit and now you have

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