Morning Jolt: The Virus Doesn’t Care

On the menu today: The national media begrudgingly acknowledge that the protests over the last ten days probably increased the risk of spreading the coronavirus further; an appeal for help from readers; and the protesters adopt "abolish the police" as a slogan and, apparently, a serious policy proposal.

The Virus Doesn't Care about the Cause Motivating You to March in a Crowd

This morning, the national media are attempting to delicately acknowledge that the protesters gathering in crowds probably raised the risk of spreading the coronavirus among each other and their families. The New York Times:

In what he called a back-of-the-envelope estimate, Trevor Bedford, an expert on the virus at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, wrote on Twitter that each day of protests would result in about 3,000 new infections. Over several weeks, as each infected person infected just under one other person ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 08 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 08 2020 The Virus Doesn't Care On the menu today: The national media begrudgingly acknowledge that the protests over the last ten days probably increased the risk of spreading the coronavirus further; an appeal for help from readers; and the protesters adopt "abolish the police" as a slogan and, apparently, a serious policy proposal. The Virus Doesn't Care about the Cause Motivating You to March in a Crowd This morning, the national media are attempting to delicately acknowledge that the protesters gathering in crowds probably raised the risk of spreading the coronavirus among each other and their families. The New York Times: In what he called a back-of-the-envelope estimate, Trevor Bedford, an expert on the virus at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, wrote on Twitter that each day of protests would result in about 3,000 new infections. Over several weeks, as each infected person infected just under one other person ...   READ MORE

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