Over the past 3 months, millions of people have taken to the streets to protest against racism, while bars and restaurants have reopened around the world, as have some factories, food markets and even outdoor concerts.
FILE PHOTO: Agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission check that bars are maintaining social distancing protocols to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease , in Austin, Texas, U.S. May 22, 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
Public health experts say there has yet to be conclusive evidence of large-scale spread from these events. “The protests were outdoors in a very large area,” said Dr. Marybeth Sexton, assistant professor of infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine. Sexton noted “a lot of attempts at masking, distancing, hand-sanitizing” during the protests that also helped prevent transmission.Public health experts have said that bar and restaurant openings in regions including U.S.
Spain has had to impose restrictions on about 70,000 people in the northwestern region of Galicia following an outbreak linked to bars near the port area of A Marina. South Korea has reported at least 271 cases as of Saturday linked to a handful of nightclubs and bars in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood.
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