Australia / Avoid Black Lives Matter protests due to COVID-19 threat: Aus PM to locals

Australians should not attend planned protests against the death of African-American George Floyd in US police custody due to the risk of spreading coronavirus, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. The New South Wales state government authorities are taking legal action to stop a Black Lives Matter protest scheduled to take place in Sydney on Saturday.

The Indian Express : Jun 05, 2020, 03:31 PM
Canberra: Australians should not attend planned protests against the death of black American George Floyd in U.S. police custody due to the risk of spreading coronavirus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.

Protests against police brutality and in support of Indigenous Australia’s are planned this weekend across the country’s largest cities, and organisers expect thousands to attend.

But Morrison said people should reconsider their planned action due to the threat of spreading coronavirus.