US: Many places impose curfews and mobilize the army to deal with protests 1
(Dan Tri) – In the context of many US cities and states being engulfed in protests and violence, local officials in many cities and states have issued curfew orders and mobilized the national guard.
Protests and riots spread across America
Many protesters did not wear masks and did not comply with social distancing when gathering in large numbers (Photo: Reuters)
The heat of protests in many big cities
According to AP, the protest movement in the US was organized to demand the rights of people of color after George Floyd died on May 25 after a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Many cities in the United States continued to experience the night of May 30 with riots and conflicts between protesters and police.
Protest in Atlanta, Georgia on May 29 (Photo: Reuters)
In Los Angeles, police fired rubber bullets to suppress an angry crowd that set fire to law enforcement vehicles.
Minneapolis experienced its fifth night of protests against what participants called systematic mistreatment by law enforcement.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz mobilized additional national guardsmen on May 30 and warned they would suppress those participating in the violence.
Floyd’s rights protest in New York (Photo: Reuters)
All highways leading to Minneapolis were blocked last night, with military helicopters flying overhead controlling acts of vandalism.
The governors of Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas also mobilized the National Guard after protests turned violent at night and protesters disobeyed curfew orders.
Risk of spreading Covid-19
Protesters held signs: `Black lives matter too` in Los Angeles, California on May 30 (Photo: Reuters)
Large-scale protests taking place in American cities in recent days are causing local officials deep concern and sparking fear that huge crowds will spread the Covid-19 pathogen, sparking an outbreak.
Officials have called on protesters to calm down, express their opinions peacefully, wear masks when gathering in large numbers, and warned that they are in danger because they protest while the epidemic is still complicated.
Minnesota officials warned on May 30 that too many protesters did not practice social distancing or wear masks when going to the crowd.
An injured police officer is moved by his teammates from the scene of a protest in Brooklyn, New York (Photo: Reuters)
“It’s not okay that in the middle of a pandemic, we have to go out and risk our lives.
Ingram, 25, wore a mask and said she had asthma and was worried about getting sick.
A protester had milk poured on his face in Minneapolis on May 30.
Tensions have not cooled down in Minneapolis (Photo: Reuters)
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