In New York, Republican lawmakers in Nassau County approved a bill that would make wearing a mask or any face covering in public a misdemeanor. The measure contains exceptions for health and religious reasons that the New York Civil Liberties Union calls “wholly inadequate.” The NYCLU said in a statement, “Criminalizing masks forces those with disabilities or medical conditions, as well as their families and loved ones, to have to decide whether to segregate themselves from public life or endanger their health and even lives.”

This comes as at least 84 countries have reported a summer COVID surge. In France, dozens of athletes at the Paris Olympics have tested positive for COVID. California is also experiencing a surge, the worst in two years.