(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) US media warned that continued protests will lead to a new round of outbreaks
China News Agency, Beijing, June 3, comprehensive news: Mass protests and protests across the United States against the violent law enforcement of police leading to the death of the African-American man Freud are continuing, bringing new threats to the already serious epidemic situation in the United States Risks, many US media warned that the protests would trigger a new round of outbreaks.
From June 2 local time, the curfew time in New York, USA will be changed from 11pm to 8pm every day to 5am the next day, and the curfew will be extended to June 7th. The picture shows the New York police patrolling near the closed Times Square.
Public health experts warn of risk of outbreak again
The New York Times reported that since George Freud’s death, protests against police brutality and racism have spread across the United States. This has raised concerns that these activities may lead to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Scott Gottlieb, former director of the US Food and Drug Administration, pointed out that large-scale protests may bring about the chain spread of the virus and bring many challenges to the prevention and control of the epidemic.
In an interview with American media, Mark Shrime, a public health expert at Harvard University, said that after such a large number of such large-scale protests, it is no longer a question of whether it will trigger a new wave of epidemics, but when and how. The problem of the peak of the epidemic situation.
Maimuna Majumder, an epidemiological researcher at Harvard Medical School, also believes that the protests will increase the risk of spreading the new coronavirus, which is almost beyond doubt.
Many public health experts believe that although the possibility of the virus spreading outdoors is less than indoors, masks will reduce the chance of respiratory droplets spreading, but yelling during the protest can increase the impact of droplets. In addition, some strategies adopted by the police have increased the risk of infection, such as spraying tear gas to the crowd, causing people to cough, driving protesters to smaller areas and confined spaces to control the crowd.
On June 1, local time, New Yorkers marched on the streets of Manhattan to protest police violent law enforcement. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe
Many officials worried about the super spread of the new crown virus
According to media reports from CNN and The New York Times, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that a large crowd may lead to a "super spread event" of the virus.
When referring to the protests, New York State Governor Como pointed out that although people have the right to protest, even during the epidemic, they have a responsibility to protect their health and the health of others. Como said, "Express your anger, but be responsible, because the last thing we want to do is see a surge in new cases of coronary heart disease."
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (Bill de Blasio) said on the 2nd that he was very concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus in the protests.
The Governor of Minnesota Waltz said he expects the number of new coronary pneumonia cases in the state to increase substantially, "deeply worried about the super communicator-type incident."
Keisha Lance bottom, mayor of Atlanta, also expressed concern about the impact of the virus on the community during the protest. "When we saw the large-scale assembly, I was very worried. We know what happened to this virus in our community," she explained.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said the priority was to keep people safe during the demonstration, but the focus must also include the fight against the spread of the coronavirus for months.
The picture shows demonstrators protesting on the streets of Washington. China News Agency reporter Chen Meng Tongshe
The African American group suffered a more severe blow
The African American group is the main force in the large-scale racial discrimination protests in the United States, and they are also the people most affected by the new crown epidemic in the United States. "Washington Post" article said that many public health experts said in an interview that police violence against blacks is also a public health crisis. Health experts believe that anger over economic, social, and health differences exacerbated the protests, and this difference is also reflected in the high rate of deaths and illnesses among new American black pneumonia patients.
The "Washington Post" special column published an article on the 3rd, saying that so far, we all know that new coronary pneumonia has hit the vulnerable communities the hardest. The mortality rate of black Americans is almost three times that of whites. The epidemic has caused different results in different ethnic communities. This is part of the reason for the protest. Now people are also worried that large-scale gatherings will increase the spread of new coronary pneumonia in the same community.
Como also pointed out that the new coronavirus once again exposed the long-standing health gap in the African American community. "The deep pain caused by the new coronavirus crisis remains unexplained. Many New Yorkers have lost loved ones, but this is especially true in communities of color, especially in African American communities." Como said, "Everyone I feel this loss deeply, because everyone knows that it is not based on equality... Colored groups lose more." (End)