Incredible moment Kentucky Covidiot explains she has cut a hole in her face mask because it ‘makes it easier to breathe’
- Joe Samaan was working a shift at an S J Food Mart in Lexington, Kentucky
- Customer walked in to pay for gas while wearing face mask torn over the mouth
- When questioned she said the rip ‘makes it a lot easier to breathe’
- There are 5,130 confirmed coronavirus cases and at least 253 deaths in Kentucky
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
By William Cole For Mailonline
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A store clerk was left amazed by a customer who had cut a hole in her Covid-19 face mask because it ‘makes it easier to breathe’.
Joe Samaan was working his shift at an S J Food Mart outside Lexington, Kentucky, when a woman came in asking to pay for gas.
But unlike the hundreds of other customers Joe sees on a daily basis, the hole in this woman’s protective facewear, which left her mouth and nose exposed, caught his eye.
Footage shows the woman approaching the counter and asking: ‘Hi there, can I get 10 on pump one please?’
Joe does the customer’s transaction, before asking: ‘Where did you get that mask from?’
‘Well since we have to wear them and it makes it hard to breathe, this [cutting it] makes it a lot easier to breathe,’ she replies.
Shocked by her response, Joe replies: ‘Cutting it?’ as the woman nods in agreement.
Joe Samaan (right) was working his shift at an S J Food Mart outside of Lexington, Kentucky when a woman wearing a ripped face mask (left) came in asking to pay for gas
‘Yeah sure I’ll do that too, thanks for the advice,’ he says , deadpan, as the woman leaves the store.
The video has been viewed 4.2 million times, with many commenting in amazement at the woman’s ignorance.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges all Americans to wear face masks in public to help limit the spread of coronavirus.
In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered all residents to wear masks or face coverings in public if they cannot stay 6ft apart.
The number of Kentucky’s new coronavirus cases increased by 253 over the weekend, bringing the state’s total up to at least 5,130.
When questioned where she got the mask, the woman replied: ‘Well since we have to wear them and it makes it hard to breathe, this [cutting it] makes it a lot easier to breathe’
Revealing the figures on Sunday, Kentucky Governer Andy Beshear added that the infection curve remains plateaued.
‘Overall, that number is, again, right around what we’ve been seeing, even though our testing has ramped up,’ the governor said.
‘It suggests, at the worst, we have plateaued.’
However, it is believed that the figures release on Sunday are lower than average because many processing labs were closed.
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