Will the Protests Spark a Second COVID-19 Outbreak?

[applegrove]

Will the Protests Spark a Second COVID-19 Outbreak?

‘TINDERBOX’

Olivia Messer, Reporter at Daily Beast

https://www.thedailybeast.com/violent-police-clashes-carry-terrifying-covid-future?ref=home

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms urged demonstrators in her city to seek COVID-19 tests after attending protests, especially considering the mounting evidence that the pandemic is “killing black and brown people at higher numbers.” Bottoms told CNN’s Jake Tapper, host of State of the Union, on Sunday morning that she is “extremely concerned” about COVID-19 spikes in the coming weeks.

“We are losing sight of so many things right now,” said Bottoms. “Losing sight of the fact that there has to be change in this country as it relates to race relations in this country. There has to be change in this country when it comes to leadership in this country. There has to be change as it relates to our health-care system and how our communities of color are receiving health care in this country. But right now, we’re talking about cars being burned and businesses being vandalized. And there’s still so many issues that are right before us that we’ve lost sight of.”

Though many states continued to phase out of stay-at-home orders this month, nearly a dozen last week were experiencing increases of daily case counts for the deadly virus, which had infected more than 1,773,020 Americans and killed more than 103,853 as of Sunday morning.

Minnesota’s health commissioner and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have both warned that the protests will likely create a spike in infections, sandwiching one crisis on top of another. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Saturday said he worried that protesterswere not adequately socially distancing or wearing masks during demonstrations.

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[bottomofthehill]

1. It worries me, there is a good chance

That people will be infected.

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Possible.

What is also worrying, given a large number of the 100K+ dead are African-American, I am concerned it could be another disaster in the making for the Black community,

[applegrove]

4. Yes. Big worries. At least people were outside and wearing masks. But

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i worry for the older generation and the young people protesting bringing the virus to their parents and grandparents.

[uppityperson]

3. yes, it probably will.

[stillcool]

5. I don't see how it can't...

I don't see how getting hit with pepper spray would be good for keeping my mask on, and not touching my face. Not to mention all the no-mask'ers. It's so contagious.