CDC director says protesters should be tested for coronavirus and cautions coughing caused by tear gas may help it spread

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Participants in recent protests should 'highly consider' getting a Covid-19 test, the CDC director said during a hearing on coronavirus response. 'I do think there is a potential, unfortunately, for this to be a seeding event,' Dr. Robert Redfield said.

If you've marched in any recent protests, you may want to consider getting tested for the coronavirus.

That's the recommendation of the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who said during a House Appropriations hearing on Thursday that anyone who participated should"highly consider" getting tested."I do think there is a potential, unfortunately, for this to be a seeding event," Dr. Robert Redfield said during Thursday's hearing on the coronavirus response.

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