Posted on 05/31/2020 10:39:12 AM PDT by karpov
Protesters flooding streets across America are putting themselves at risk of catching the coronavirus — and likely exacerbating its ongoing spread, officials have warned.
“If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms warned those taking to the streets in her city.
Bottoms was one of many to note the dangers of thousands suddenly ignoring any form of lockdown or social distancing to protest George Floyd’s caught-on-camera death in police custody.
She stressed that “there is still a pandemic in America that’s killing black and brown people at higher numbers.”
Health experts fear that silent carriers of the virus who have no symptoms could unwittingly infect others at protests where people are packed cheek to jowl, many without masks.
Even those with masks are not guaranteed protection, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saying cloth masks are more for stopping infected people spreading the virus than protecting the wearer.
“Whether they’re fired up or not, that doesn’t prevent them from getting the virus,” warned Bradley Pollock, chairman of the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of California, Davis.
The protests are almost certainly going to fuel infections and damage efforts to contain the pandemic through lockdowns and tightly organized social distancing, Minnesota’s health commissioner warned.
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Here comes thesis after thesis demonstrating hypocrisy at its finest.
Two million New Yorkers had the Wuhan Flu before the end of March. The “lockdowns” are a scam.
Riots - okay. Playing at the park - not okay. Got it.
Good, hopefully the rioters will all die a painful death
Quickly governors get out there and inform the rioter looters they are in danger!
The Post carrying water for that moron Mayor Jacob Frey. “Rioters must keep there 6 ft. social distancing and wear masks”
Test them all and if any among them have the virus they will all have to be quarantined then traced and their whole families quarantined, etc. etc. etc.
All I can say....If these don’t bring arrests then people going to church in droves shouldn’t be arrested either.
Is this satire?
What “protesters” are they referring to? The ones who peaceably assemble to express their desire to return to work and normal living or the insurgents who are robbing, looting and causing untold damage to their communities?
[[Protesters increase the risk of getting, spreading coronavirus: officials]]
Oh Noes- why that raises this ‘protesting’ to criminal levels then- burning and looting and destroying and grand larceny were just fine according to left- but snow this? Spreading the virus? Unacceptable!
I hope they get the worst strain and gasp for breath as they are watching their looted TVs
Seems to me that the Rioters should be worried about getting some lead poisoning. Forget about the ChiComVirus.
The rioters should be also at risk for lead poisoning.
“All I can say....If these don’t bring arrests then people going to church in droves shouldn’t be arrested either.”
It’s easier to arrest people going to church.
The idiot Leftists are still pushing the Scamdemic? Sorry, that shipped sailed with the Friday night riots.
Dear Officials... Please STFU for a while...
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