Robert Redfield George Floyd Washington city Minneapolis death testing mask Coronavirus Robert Redfield George Floyd Washington city Minneapolis

CDC director says protesters should 'highly consider' getting tested for coronavirus

Reading now: 330
www.fox29.com

WASHINGTON - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield warned Thursday that recent protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death could be a “seeding event” for coronavirus infections and urged participants to get tested.Testifying before a House Appropriations Committee on the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Redfield said individuals protesting in areas that have not yet controlled the outbreak should “highly consider” getting tested.He noted both Minneapolis and Washington D.C.

as two metropolitan areas that are still seeing high levels of transmission of the virus amid large demonstrations with people shouting and chanting — some without masks.Protesters kneel in front of Lafayette park.

Read more on fox29.com
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA