Officials who say they're 'contact tracing' protesters hurt the fight against COVID-19

Medical professionals on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are not happy with government officials who talk about "contact tracing" protesters.

Not only are they concerned that protests, which have occurred in more than 350 U.S. cities, will lead to new clusters of COVID-19 outbreaks. They're also frustrated by how public officials are talking about those protests, and worried it could hamper efforts to contain the coronavirus.

Last weekend, amid protests over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said law enforcement was "analyzing the data of who we’ve arrested." He claimed it was "pretty similar" to their method of tracking COVID-19 cases. "It’s contact tracing," he said. Read more...

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