Did events like protests and bar reopenings lead to spikes in COVID-19 cases?

FILE PHOTO: Agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission check that bars are maintaining social distancing protocols to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease , in Austin, Texas, U.S. May 22, 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

Public health experts say there has yet to be conclusive evidence of large-scale spread from these events. “The protests were outdoors in a very large area,” said Dr. Marybeth Sexton, assistant professor of infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine. Sexton noted “a lot of attempts at masking, distancing, hand-sanitizing” during the protests that also helped prevent transmission.Public health experts have said that bar and restaurant openings in regions including U.S.

Spain has had to impose restrictions on about 70,000 people in the northwestern region of Galicia following an outbreak linked to bars near the port area of A Marina. South Korea has reported at least 271 cases as of Saturday linked to a handful of nightclubs and bars in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood.

Do better than clickbait questions for your headlines. You’re goddamn Reuters for crying out loud. Have some self-respect.

Without a doubt.

Yes

You spelled rioting wrong. Riots, yes. Bars, no.

How could the protests and riots NOT have helped spread covid? Close quarters, poor hygiene and safety practices, shouting, chanting, breathing heavily... This seems like the ideal recipe for spreading disease.

Yes to both obviously

When the protests were being covered, participants were wearing masks and OUTSIDE. I can't speak to whether that remains the case as coverage has plummeted. With covered protests, more people stayed home than pre-protest. No spikes. AZ uptick has been steady since May reopening.

Please Reuters, use some Goddamned common sense. I say Goddamned because he seemed to have damned common sense lately. So many people don't have it at all.

Of course it did. Don’t act so ignorant.

DUH

Effing duh

Hmmm. Or could it be the lack of uniform and consistent precautionary measures? 🤔 AdoptATeacher

Local news stations in South FLA (ABC, NBC) have reported that the spike here can be partially attributed to the protests.

duh.

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