While contemplating mandatory mask order, Virginia governor caught without one on beach 

在考虑强制口罩命令时，佛吉尼亚州长被发现在海滩上并未戴口罩

Episode at Virginia Beach creates a Twitter outcry, governor's office responds e shunned mask because he was outdoors.
佛吉尼亚海滩发生的事件在推特上引起了强烈抗议，州长办公厅回应因为是在户外所以不需要戴口罩。

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam drew criticism Saturday after he was captured on social media photos without a mask while mingling with constituents on a beach.
佛吉尼亚州长拉尔夫•诺瑟姆(Ralph Northam)上周六遭到批评，原因是他在海滩上与选民们打成一片时被社交媒体拍到没有戴口罩的照片。

The episode at Virginia Beach came one day after Northam reportedly began contemplating a mandatory mask rule for Commonwealth citizens when it reopens from the pandemic. The order would require masks in indoor settings.
在佛吉尼亚海滩事件发生的前一天，有报道称，诺瑟姆开始考虑对联邦公民实施强制性口罩规定，以防疫情再次爆发。该命令要求在室内必须戴口罩。

"Virginia Gov Northam on the Virginia Beach boardwalk; no mask, no social distancing," one citizen tweeted.  Another complained: "Liberals consistently send a message of 'Do as I say, not as I do.'"
“佛吉尼亚州长诺瑟姆在佛吉尼亚海滩的木板路上没戴口罩也没保持该有的距离，”一位市民在推特上写道。另一位抱怨道:“自由派一直在传递这样一个信息:‘听我号令而不是身体力行。’”

After the outcry, his office issued a statement to a local TV station.
在收到强烈抗议之后，他的办公室向当地电视台发表了一份声明。

“The Governor has repeatedly encouraged wearing face coverings inside or when social distancing is impossible. He was outside today and not expecting to be within six feet of anyone,” Northam’s office told NBC12 in Richmond.
“州长一再鼓励在室内或近距离面谈时戴口罩。但是他今天在外面，没想到会离任何人不到六英尺。”

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