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Outdoor exercise doesn’t require masks

I find your article on “mask-less ice hockey players” to be nothing short of fear mongering.

To the editor:

I find your article on “mask-less ice hockey players” to be nothing short of fear mongering. The idea that a bunch of kids getting together and doing outdoor athletics, will lead to COVID outbreak in a nursing home is science fiction. People should be getting outdoor exercise and unless they are wrestling on top of each other, there is no need to wear a mask.

This is the nonsense that is dividing America communities. Stop publicly shaming people!

Michael Simmonds

Hudson, New York

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