A Number Of National Guard Soldiers Secure COVID-19 Positive Black Lives Matter

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JAKARTA - The transmission of COVID-19 in the solidarity action 'Black Lives Matter' was confirmed. In the United States (US), the National Guard has announced a number of troops who have tested positive for COVID-19. All of them are troops in charge of securing the demonstration.

Launching Channel News Asia, the positive results were confirmed through a mass test, Tuesday, June 9. Previously, it was reported that 1,700 members of the National Guard were involved in securing the protests, either at the White House or other points of mass. Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser even asked for additional security during the looting and destruction by the masses.

The positive result was delivered by Washington National Guard spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Brooke. However, he did not specify the number of members who contracted COVID-19. National security, the reason.

What is clear, Brooke explained, is that the transmission of the new corona virus may occur during a security action. He said that many protesters and members of the National Guard had ignored the COVID-19 prevention protocol. About masks, especially.

"National Guard personnel must be able to maintain physical distance and always use practical personal protective equipment (PPE) when on duty at designated locations," Davis said.

This method was carried out in order to minimize the spread of the virus from Wuhan to members of the National Guard. Davis added that COVID-19 cannot be underestimated while carrying out security duties, considering that so far the US has been confirmed to have two million cases of COVID-19 transmission, and 114 thousand died.

Not only in America. Other parts of the world too. Pagebluk COVID-19 has become a threat to those who take part in the Black Lives Matter solidarity action. This is because mass gatherings open up the potential for a new epicenter of COVID-19.