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    Why protests aren't as dangerous for spreading coronavirus as you might think | Ashish Jha

    Anti-racism demonstrations are the perfect scapegoat for a rise in Covid-19 cases, but science suggests their risks can be mitigated
    by Ashish Jha Jun 18, 2020 3 minutes
    ‘If we are to confront systemic racism, such mass demonstrations seem ‘essential’, to use our new pandemic lexicon.’ A demonstration at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, 6 June. Photograph: Michael Dwyer/AP

    As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread unevenly across the world, politicians and opinion pages in the US are already blaming new cases of coronavirus on mass demonstrations against police violence and racism. The protests are a visible example of public crowds, and the ideal scapegoatfor problems that are far more complex.Some leaders have treated them with overt hostility. But have protests really played a critical role in spreading new cases of coronavirus? The best science suggests probably not a lot.

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