BY REID WILSON
Experts say the thousands of Americans marching to protest racial injustice and the death of George Floyd, may be putting themselves at risk of contracting the coronavirus, setting off what could be a second wave of cases just as the number of new infections begins to ebb in major cities.
Photos from several days of protests across the country show many peaceful protesters wearing masks. But few appear to be following social distancing guidelines, which recommend people stay six feet apart, something that becomes difficult as crowds grow.
And the moments of protesters and police coming together to embrace or link arms in solidarity show contacts that could spread the virus.
Abraar Karan, a public health expert and internist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School said, “With protests, there is a high risk of spread in the sense that people are in close quarters with each other, they're screaming and yelling."
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