nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||McDonald's Will Require Face Masks At Its More Than 14, 000 U.S. Restaurants||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Because face masks and other precautions have become a subject of contention in the U.S., the restaurant chain says it will help employees get "de-escalation training."

McDonald's will require all customers to wear a face mask, the company said on Friday. Here, a customer wears a mask after picking up an order at the oldest operating McDonald's Corp. restaurant in Downey, Calif., in April.



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McDonald's Will Require Face Masks At Its More Than 14,000 U.S. Restaurants

Because face masks and other precautions have become a subject of contention in the U.S., the restaurant chain says it will help employees get "de-escalation training."