MASS protests against police brutality have set off an extraordinary chain of events across the country but could exacerbate the coronavirus spread as demonstrators have been warned: “Assume …
MASS protests against police brutality have set off an extraordinary chain of events across the country but could exacerbate the coronavirus spread as demonstrators have been warned: "Assume you were infected".
"Tell people that you may have been exposed to COVID,' he said at his daily press conference on Thursday. “There is no doubt the coronavirus enjoys people getting together closely for prolonged periods of time who are chanting and yelling,” he said.“Chanting and yelling means inhaling more air and breathing more deeply, and if someone is shedding the virus it’s more likely you’ll get an infectious dose if you’re next to them.
According to Dr Schaffner, the true impact of the protests on the rate of coronavirus infections will be difficult to distinguish from the upward trend linked to communities reopening “and returning to conventional activities” after weeks of stay-at-home orders. He warned that anyone attending the rallies “shouldn’t then go and visit grandma” in following weeks.
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