Surgeon General Jerome Adams Tuesday urged Wisconsin voters heading out to the polls to "do it as safely as possible."
"I say as a black man, I know people have died for the right to vote," Adams commented on NBC's "Today." "This is very important to our entire country. If people are going to go out there and vote, then, please, do it as safely as possible. Maintain 6 feet. In Wisconsin, consider wearing a cloth covering to protect your neighbor."
Wisconsin's primary is proceeding, unlike those in other states, after the state Supreme Court blocked a last-minute try by Gov. Tony Evers to delay in-person voting.
Meanwhile, numbers are starting to flatten in New York and at other points around the United States, but it is important to continue social distancing, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Tuesday.
"I don't want to say they have hit their peak yet because sometimes places will come down for a little bit and pop back up again," Adams said. "Washington, California, kudos to health professionals out there that flattened their curve definitely."
Adams' comments came just two days after warning Americans that this week could mark a "Pearl Harbor" moment for Americans. He said Tuesday he also wanted people to understand that "we've had hard weeks, hard times in our country before and we've come together."
Also appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America," Adams said he agrees with Dr. Anthony Fauci's suggestion that the United States will never return to "normal, but instead it will be a "different normal."
"There is a light at the end of this tunnel, if we keep doing the right thing for the rest of this month, we can start to slowly reopen in some places,' Adams said.
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