Brind'Amour: 'I've never heard a good argument against' wearing masks

Rod Brind'Amour understands the importance of face coverings when it comes to reducing the spread of the coronavirus.

"This whole wear one (or) don't wear one (debate) makes no sense to me," the Carolina Hurricanes head coach told reporters, including The Athletic's Sara Civian, on Sunday.

"If someone tells me something is going to help, I'm going to do it. I've never heard a good argument against it."

Hurricanes players, coaches, and executives posed for a team photo Saturday, with everyone present wearing masks.

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- Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) July 18, 2020

CDC director Robert Redfield has called cloth face coverings "one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the virus - particularly when used universally within a community setting."

A widespread WHO-funded investigation published in June supported that claim, with data from 172 individual studies demonstrating that masks reduce the risk of transmission.

COVID-19 cases have continued to surge across the U.S., most notably in Florida and Arizona.

North Carolina set new single-day records for cases (2,481) and tests (35,169) Saturday, the state's department of health and human services revealed, according to The News and Observer's Virginia Bridges. The state also recorded 23 related deaths. Nearly 98,000 people in North Carolina have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with 1,629 deaths as of Saturday.

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