New Jersey Mask Mandate Driven by Questionable COVID-19 Testing Results, Senator Says

New Jersey Mask Mandate Driven by Questionable COVID-19 Testing Results, Senator Says
People come to be tested for COVID-19 at a test site in a file photo. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
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A New Jersey Senator has voiced concerns over a recent mask mandate order in his state that may have been driven by questionable COVID-19 testing results.

Republican New Jersey Senator Michael Doherty claimed in a statement on Monday that there was a lack of government transparency regarding testing procedures which raises questions about the mask mandate order enacted on Friday by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.