Wear a Mask reminder added to top of the feed

In response to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the United States, Instagram added an alert to the top of the feed that reminds people to wear masks. The reminder includes a link to the Centers for Disease Control website.

With the rise in COVID-19 cases in the US, we’re putting an alert at the top of @instagram to remind everyone to wear face coverings and find more prevention tips from the CDC. #WearAMask pic.twitter.com/2VaG644Ylt

— Vishal Shah (@vishalshahis) July 2, 2020

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