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Prognosis: Misconception

Will Protests Spread The Virus?

Prognosis: Misconception

Bloomberg

Health & Fitness, Science

4.1 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Social distancing has been the guiding principle in how to open up the U.S. amid the pandemic. But no one could have foreseen the densely-packed protests after George Floyd’s death in police custody. Could the protests now set off a new wave of infections? Bloomberg’s Michelle Cortez spoke to scientists about that possibility. What they have to say is not reassuring.

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0:33.6

Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 85 since coronavirus was declared a global

0:41.5

pandemic. Our main story? Public health officials have been working hard to reopen the U.S.

0:49.3

And social distancing has been the guiding principle in how to get there. But no one could have foreseen

0:55.1

the densely packed protests after George Floyd's death in police custody. The tragedy

1:01.7

has plunged the country into a painful reexamination of racism and police brutality.

1:08.8

And it has brought tens of thousands of people into close contact on the streets.

1:13.6

All in the wake of months of mounting evidence that the pandemic has taken a disproportionate

1:19.6

toll on minorities and people of color.

1:23.6

Could the protests now set off a new wave of infections?

1:28.9

Michelle Cortez spoke to scientists about just that.

1:32.8

But first, here's what happened today.

1:41.7

The fight to rain in the pandemic continues.

1:45.0

The U.S. now says it is developing a test that can simultaneously check for seasonal influenza and COVID-19.

1:53.0

That could help health authorities determine whether there may be a second wave of the coronavirus later this year.

2:02.5

And in the latest sign that many people are trying to get back to normal life, American

2:06.9

Airlines said it would boost July flights 74 percent, as U.S. travelers freed from shelter

2:13.8

and place orders begin to return to the skies.

2:17.8

July's planned 4,000 daily flights would nearly double this month's take-off and landings.

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