Well, this explanation from the mayor of Los Angeles...
According to CBS's Los Angeles channel KCAL and Russia Today (RT), when Los Angeles Mayor Eric Gachetti was criticized for not wearing a mask for a courtside photo last Sunday, he himself explained at a press conference on Wednesday (2nd), saying that whenever he took off the mask, he would "hold his breath" and therefore there was no risk of infection. However, this statement does not seem to be too convincing, but has attracted more ridicule from netizens.
(Screenshot of RT report)
According to the report, in the Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers football game on Sunday local time, Gachetti took a group photo with Los Angeles Lakers legend Elvin Johnson on the sidelines, but neither of them wore a mask, and the photo spread online to attract criticism from netizens.
(Gachetti (right) poses with Los Angeles Lakers legend Elvin Johnson (center) on the sidelines.
According to the report, according to the current epidemic prevention regulations in Los Angeles, in addition to eating and drinking, all fans are required to wear masks at all stages.
KCAL said that on Wednesday (2nd), Gachetti attended a press conference on the Super Bowl epidemic prevention regulations in Inglewood, not far from Los Angeles, at which he responded to the controversy.
"I wore a mask throughout the game and when people were going to take a picture, I held my breath and put the mask aside and people could see that and the chance of infection was 0%." Gachetti said.
(On the 2nd, Gachetti responded to the controversy at a press conference)
In addition, according to KCAL, Gachetti was interviewed by the media on the same day, and he even demonstrated to the media the action of "holding his breath" after taking off the mask at that time. "As a public figure, I'm used to criticism, and I wore a mask throughout that game," Gachetti said, "and people wanted to take pictures and I held my breath." Zero risk. ”
(On the 2nd, Gachetti demonstrated to the media the action of "holding her breath" after taking off the mask)
In response to Gachetti's explanation, RT commented that the Los Angeles mayor's words meant that "if you hold your breath, you don't have to wear a mask." However, according to the RT, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not have a recommendation on "holding your breath"; in addition, the MIT School of Medicine has also said that holding your breath to avoid infection with the new crown virus is "probably not helpful at all."
Gachetti's explanation did not convince too many netizens, and many people laughed at it and ridiculed it.
Some netizens said that it was really "hard to believe": "I can't believe that this is true." ”
Some netizens teased: "Please tell me if there is anyone who really believes (what Gachetti said) this pile of garbage." Thanks. ”
The official Twitter of the Republican Party of New York also took note of the Remarks of the Democratic Mayor of Los Angeles, taunting: "Haha... Stop this hypocrisy. ”
Some netizens also processed this photo of Gachetti,corpus, turning the latter's face P blue, with the caption: "(This is) Eric Gachetti waiting for the exhalation..."
Some netizens couldn't help but laugh at themselves, thinking that there would still be people who believed Gachetti's statement, writing: "But they will still buy it, which is more interesting." ”