rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/gov-cooper-follow-new-research-and-require-masks-in-public?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-gov-cooper-follow-new-research-and-require-masks-in-public' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> ProtectEachOtherNC https://actionnetwork.org/groups/protecteachothernc https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/175/326/normal/maskssew.jpg New scientific research strongly suggests that requiring fabric mask use in public places could be amongst the most powerful tools to stop the community spread of COVID-19. Here is a May 15, 2020, North Carolina news article about this research and recommendation: https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/researchers-call-on-gov-cooper-to-require-everyone-to-wear-a-face-mask-amid-covid-19-pandemic https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/gov-cooper-follow-new-research-and-require-masks-in-public