Posted on 06/10/2020 7:21:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Dr. Deborah Birx, President Trump’s coronavirus response coordinator, warned the nation’s governors on a conference call that 70 coronavirus testing sites had been destroyed amid widespread protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
During the Monday call, a recording of which was obtained by the Daily Beast, Birx said governors should “scramble now to make sure there is testing available in urban areas.” Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the White House coronavirus task force, said that spikes in cases stemming from the unrest are “an issue our team is following and there is a concern.”
Birx’s comments mirror those of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has raised concerns that the protests could lead to a spike in cases. “It’s a perfect set up for further spread of the virus in the sense of creating these blips which might turn into some surges,” Fauci admitted on local D.C. radio station WTOP last week.
Members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard have already tested positive for coronavirus since being deployed on May 31 to help deal with mass demonstrations and rioting in the nation’s capitol. …
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“protests”
Taxpayer’s shouldn’t be forced to pay to replace them.
Bill BLM. Didn’t they get $100,000,000 in donations at one point?
Leftists in government and on Facebook were hoping and wishing the protesters against the lockdown would catch coronavirus and be denied service and die.
Ain’t karma a Hillary?
yeah but where are they ...which states, which cities ???
They mis-spelled “riots”
Democrats love the virus!
Man, these “peaceful protests” strangely leave behind a trail of destruction.
They’re gonna need those testing sites. That’s where all the spikes will be.
How amusing that, now that things look like they’re winding down, Fauci and Birx are once more jumping up and down with more dire warnings.
Someone should tell them their 15 minutes of fame expired a weeks ago.
“Cutty say he can’t hang” . . .
“Dr. Birx Says George Floyd Protests Have Resulted in the Destruction of 70 Covid-19 Testing Sites”
suddenly the leftist fake stream enemedia loses interest in C-19 testing ...
O zhit...now there won’t be data o justify being masked and locked down until November 4!
What’s a good Fearbro to do ?
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