Massive US protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks


Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces a 9pm curfew as protests continue for a second day over the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Atlanta. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. - AP

LOS ANGELES (AP): The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of US cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message for demonstrators: "If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a Covid test this week.”

As more beaches, churches, schools and businesses reopened worldwide, civil unrest in the United States over repeated racial injustice is raising fears of new coronavirus outbreaks in a country that has seen more infections and deaths than anywhere else in the world.

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