The fury over Floyd’s death comes as black people in US deal with heavy impact on their health and finances from Covid-19
Amanda Albright
The chaos, amid otherwise peaceful protests, struck as the economy struggles to emerge from coronavirus-enforced lockdown during which more than 104,000 Americans died. Minnesota governor Tim Walz, who said Floyd’s funeral will be on Thursday, extended the curfew for Minneapolis and St Paul to 10pm to 4am. While Walz said the protests offered an opportunity for conversations about social justice, he also warned they could spread Covid-19.
“The events unfolding across the country that are rooted in hate are contradictory with our beliefs,” Vestberg said in the video.
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