Michah Luderer, MD, PhD, internal medicine resident at St. Louis based-Barnes Jewish Hospital recently started a petition urging Gov. Mike Parson to issue a statewide mask mandate, reports local CBS affiliate KMOV.

“We’re drowning at the hospital,” Dr. Luderer said. “People are dying every day from COVID-19 and we’re not doing everything in our power to stop the virus.”

As of Nov. 30, the petition, “Wear a Mask. Save a Life,” had more than 4,500 signatures. Dr. Luderer plans to submit it to the governor’s office later this week.

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