As a pandemic and protests over George Floyd's death collide, officials stress: Wear a mask

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Officials have a message for demonstrators: Wear a mask

The chaos, looting and unrest over the death of George Floyd plays out across in a besieged nation where a coronavirus pandemic had confined most Americans at home for months.

This convergence of national ills -- police brutality, racism and a deadly contagion -- is now prompting warnings that mounting protests could exacerbate the spread of a virus that has already disproportionately impacted communities of color. "You have a right to demonstrate. You have the right to protest. God bless America," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during his coronavirus briefing Saturday."You don't have a right to infect other people.

 

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Here’s what these frontline healtworkers do,they go to the hospital, pick patients that critically sick, test and tell them they have covid 19 or infect them with it and when they die, they just add up to the ever increasing numbers. It’s a scam, a conspiracy

There not wearing a mast for protection against the virus LOL.

Stop calling them demonstrators. The initial demonstrators & protestors have been gone for days. Now it’s just looters, rioters, criminals, and domestic terrorists. NoAntifa SaveBusinesses

And demonstrators have a message for officials. Stop the police brutality!!!

Less than two weeks ago CNN was implying that peaceful lockdown protestors were putting thousands of lives in danger.

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Lmfao thanks

CNN Officials are wearing bullet proof vests.

Forget the mask, they should stay at home and save lives

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Most places are in lockdown; NYC certainly is. They shouldn’t be out at all.

Of course they're going to wear masks. It just makes it harder to ID the thugs and looters. Dah

Or what?

But don't go to church with a mask or you'll kill grandma! CNN should be listed as a terrorist org.

'Guys we know you are looting and destroying our city but please remember to social distance and wear a mask.' Clueless leadership who should be forced to resign after their response to these riots.

Bwahahahaha 😂😂😂😂 Tell the rioters to wear a mask? How about you tell them all to social distance and the whole damn problem would go away.. Geez, CNN, how pathetic can you get?

If the looters/rioters weren’t racist why do businesses put signs up “black owned” so it’s okay to ruin a whites life savings?

Yes west a mask as you beat people, loot and riot... idiots how about doing something to protect everyone?

Baby trump won't be happy

Preferably a flammable one?

The white previlage in this comment section is sickening. Did wearing klan hoods fall out of favour with the KKK?

Not 'stop'? Not 'go home'. Wear a fucking mask?

Where a mask as you set arson to our city for Christ sake. POS Angeles needs to burn in safety.

So it's ok to riot as long as you have a mask.

lol

Because smoke and ash can damage lungs!

They're probably all infected with gross diseases besides Chinese Bat Virus...

Lol

Especially when you are attacking CNN’s worldwide headquarters.

Thank God! Wouldn't want them all dead from Rona in 2 weeks

Beyond self-parody.

🖕

I thought this was a parody account.

The dem leaders have LOST CONTROL.

Yeah, destroy stores, cars and homes, but don't forget to wear a mask. We don't want you to get sick while you are destroying your neighbourhood!

Better late than never, i guess?

So they can hide their identity while thieving and burning stuff

whaa !!

Attention! Attention! From the State Health & Safety Department. We would like to advise all Rioters to please wear masks. We wouldn't want you catching a cold.

CNN has a message for thugs. Wear a mask so you can't be identified.

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I can’t breathe!!!

Definitely wouldn’t see this on CNN.

Please consider this peaceful and powerful demonstration. Violence and destruction is not acceptable and diminishes our message.

Wear a mask? That is the least of people’s problems when city officials are systematically killing black people with little repercussions. An officer murders a man while 3 other officers watch on & allow this to happen. Ok illl wear a f***ing mask.

Actually, it's really dangerous for us, as a society, to allow any masks in public. We restrict them from schools on Halloween for safety and ability to identify perpetrators, why would we allow on the streets? Creepy way to live.

in 2 minutes mask making at home. Wonderful !

So the mail in ballots aren’t necessary anymore, right?

Mayor Bottoms just stated in a news conference that she is proud of Atlanta. She need to ask why ATL police continue to use the bodies of black men for knee cushions. A black man was JUST abused by an ATL police officer - while another officer tazed an on-looker for filming it!

Why are the reporters not wearing hi vis vests with press on them, why are they not using hands free headphones, why do they not have head protection?

Still need to be 6ft apart. Everyone needs to quarantine from family after this.

What about social distancing? I guess the whole COVID19 Coronavirus “pandemic” was all just a bunch of BS after all eh? 🤔

Looting. Do these self-righteous 'protesters' give a rat's ass about the small businesses and lives they may be destroying, by looting? How ON EARTH does this help?

Looting and rioting is not justice. An eye for an eye would be conviction and death row. Oh wait liberals dont like death row...

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It prevents facial recognition too 👍 remember to wear a mask!

we still need to stay socially distant guy

6 feet social distancing.

Social distancing is over......

So much for social distancing

No, they shouldn't wear a mask. Also, they shouldn't call the police when they are in danger. They want chaos, let them have chaos

Please hide your face so we don’t have to condemn you. That social distancing thing? Don’t worry about that either. That only applies to law abiding citizens.

CNN does anything to play the Nazi propaganda book , page by page 🤦

Criminals already know this

We don’t care if you destroy cities and lives, just be sure to wear a mask. 😂 Unbelievable

You guys still have the energy to protest from protesting the riots in Hong Kong? Oh that’s right...only certain lives matter. Great world view you have. No wonder the foster care, jail, health care, mental health, finance etc. system suck. These new liberals really do suck!

A security expert says intelligence reports indicate most of the hard-core protesters in Minneapolis are far-left or anarchists, and that far-right groups have not yet made a significant appearance.

Lmmmmaaaaaoo

Hahaha “CLOWN NEWS NETWORK” tweets something dumb again. Let’s see when the COVID-19 doesn’t spike because of the gatherings, what FakeNews story you’ll put out then to keep striking fear to SHEEP that actually listen to you!! SayWut ClownNewsNetwork

To conceal their identities when committing crimes.

Yes, God forbid we don’t want the looters to get the virus while they burn down city after city!

Lol 😂

No hospital treatment for rioters who contract the virus.

Hahaha what a joke! A man lost his LIFE by police who were supposed to be the PROTECTOR of people!! And if black people lose lives like dogs anyways by racists then what's the point of fearing death by covid-19? Oh wait, I forgot even dogs are better treated in the USA!

wear a mask if you are sick please. not healthy. Masks for healthy people are only hurting your own immune system and depleting your body of at least 20% of oxygen. Oxygen is need to keep your cells healthy

How's your building doing? That was awesome

Assinine 😳

What about just telling them just to fucking stop

I cry when I pray. The President said TODAY, 'MEGA LOVE'S BLACK PEOPLE, MEGA LOVES AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE. MEGA MEANS Make America Great Again. So does this mean 'MEGA' DOESN'T INCLUDE African or Black People?'

learned that from antifa

You mean pandemic and RIOT right? Because when a protest devolves into people getting murdered, assault, looting and arson it’s not a protest it’s a riot. Please stop.

These folks are very law abiding....NOT!!

Should they be checking their temperature as they enter the protesting area?

No.

fck that woman

But didn't yall just say we were only wearing marks to hide our identity?

'Please be safe and responsible when you burn and pillage.'

This also goes for strip Clubs- the only requirement is a mask- 🤡🤡🤡

Time for the Night to Burn

Finally!!!

This tweet is so 2020.

Remember a short time ago when the Trump admin tried to call people terrorists and jail them for 35 years for wearing masks?

Hahahahahaha. Noone cares about the “pandemic” anymore

The fact that you call these people demonstrators in the wake of your own building being attacked is pure partisanship. Any other reasoning is just bull.

LIAR LIAR CNN ON FIRE

watch this video!!! We have to start to respect each other!

nice

You misspelled 'rioters'

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