If You’re Going Out To Protest During The Pandemic, Be Careful Of The Coronavirus Risk
Thousands of people filled the streets of Minneapolis this week to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a police officer choked him with his knee. As those protests carry over into their fourth night, public health experts BuzzFeed News spoke to warned that mass gatherings — no matter how urgent — were ripe ground for the spread of the coronavirus, and participants should use extra safety measures.
Another issue is that yelling thrusts more droplets of the disease into air, increasing the chance of infection. Swartzberg pointed to an infamousthat became the epicenter of a COVID-19 outbreak when fans in close proximity cheered on their favourite team and embraced each other when they won. “Screaming is going to expel lots more particles with a lot more force,” he said.
“If you remove yourself from the source and can rinse and change clothing, the symptoms really subside after some of an hour or several hours,” he said. “However, if you have high exposure and risk with burns on the eyes and skin, this can take days or weeks to heal. And many people become very sensitive over time.”
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