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Top Republicans are still urging people amid the coronavirus crisis and go out to bars and restaurants — contradicting CDC advice not to gather in large groups

Devin NunesAP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

  • Top Republicans over the weekend urged Americans to dine out and socialise, contradicting advice from public health officials to stop the spread of the coronavirus. 
  • "Eating with my kids and all my fellow Oklahomans at the @CollectiveOKC. It's packed tonight!" tweeted Kevin Stitt, governor of Oklahoma, later deleting the message following a backlash. 
  • "If you're healthy, you and your family, it's a great time to go out and go to a local restaurant, likely you can get in easy. Let's not hurt the working people in this country ... go to your local pub," GOP Rep. Devin Nunes told Fox News Sunday. 
  • The CDC on Sunday requested Americans avoid groups of 50 or more people. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US's top infectious disease expert, said the nationwide closure of bars and restaurants is being considered. 
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Top Republicans took to the airwaves and social media over the weekend to encourage Americans to go to bars and restaurants and socialise in what critics said was a dangerous break from advice from top public health officials to avoid large crowds to stop the spread of the coronavirus. 

On Saturday night, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt tweeted a picture of himself and his family enjoying a night out at a crowded local restaurant with the caption "Eating with my kids and all my fellow Oklahomans at the @CollectiveOKC. It's packed tonight!" 

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