A 100-person choir performed without masks in front of Mike Pence at a Dallas megachurch, as COVID-19 cases surge through Texas

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• More than 100 people sang without masks in front of Vice President Mike Pence and a large audience in a megachurch in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, according to CNN. 
• Pence wore a mask in the audience but removed it for his address. He later urged mask-wearing, good hygiene and social distancing, CNN reported.
• The CDC has lifted its warning against singing in choirs, but they are still considered a possible "super-spreader" activity. 
• Texas has seen a massive surge in coronavirus cases, with a recent average of at least 5,000 new reported cases a day, according to the BBC. 
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A choir of more than 100 people performed for Vice President Mike Pence without face masks on Sunday at a megachurch in Dallas, Texas, CNN reported. 

Footage of the "Celebrate Freedom" event at the First Baptist Church, where Pence also gave a speech, showed the choir spaced around two feet apart as they performed several songs at a distance from the audience. 

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