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Montreal public health urges all Occupy the Hood protesters to get tested for COVID-19
novel coronavirus.Videos circulating on social media show hundreds of protesters dancing to live DJs and apparently not adhering to public health guidelines.“On the images that we saw, people were not respecting social (distancing), the use of a mask, of a face shield, it was not seen on every participant,” said Montreal Public Health spokesperson Jean-Nicolas Aubé.The protest was organized by Occupy the Hood, a non-profit community group that has been hosting demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality.Organizers denied all requests for an interview, but put out a call on their Instagram story for all protesters to go get tested.In a statement to Global News, Mayor Valérie Plante said the images taken at the weekend event