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Cuomo warns of coronavirus spike during protests

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Cuomo warns of coronavirus spike during protests
Cuomo warns of coronavirus spike during protests
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is advising protesters to get tested for coronavirus.

After another ght of mostlypeacn outrage.

But is also worried about their exposure to coronavirus.

The governor says the thousands of people protesting the death of george floyd have a civic duty to be tested.

He says one person could infect hundreds.

And adds that if you were at a protest, out of an abundance of caution, you should assume you were infected.

2:38 you have 30 thousand people protesting statewide.

You look at the video.

Many of them wear masks, thank god.

But there's no social distancing.

You look at the encounters with police, they're right in their face.

They're in the face of police.

2:54 3:03 and yes they're young people and they're super heroes.

Nothing can effect me.

3:08 we're going to open the testing facilities for all people who are at a protest 3:14 new york state held a moment of silence for george floyd.... at 2pm today... the time his memorial service began.

Former president

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