Facebook Bans Anti-Quarantine Event Posts; Fauci Says Protesters Could Prolong Shutdown
By New York Post. . .The social-media company has removed events set up by protestors in states such as Nebraska, California and New Jersey, where thousands of protestors — masked and unmasked alike — have gathered in the hopes of opening up the country in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Unless government prohibits the event during this time, we allow it to be organized on Facebook,” a company spokesperson tells The Post. “For this same reason, events that defy government’s guidance on social distancing aren’t allowed on Facebook.”
Events were removed in states where protests violate stay-at-home orders. Protests are raging across the country over states’ shelter-in-place warnings, with many claiming there are enough tests available to open up businesses again. Health officials warn that we’re not quite there yet, however.
Over the weekend, rallies took place in cities such as Denver, Colorado, where protestors came head-to-head with health-care workers in a battle over social distancing. Across California, organizers carried signs that read “Open Cali Now” and “Saltwater Is Safe,” referring to beach closures in the state. (Read more from “Facebook Bans Anti-Quarantine Event Posts” HERE)
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‘It’s Going to Backfire’: Fauci Says Anti-Quarantine Protesters Could Prolong Shutdown
By MSN. Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the leading experts in the White House’s response to the coronavirus, warned demonstrations happening across the country protesting the quarantine orders will prolong the shutdown period.
Residents in at least 20 states have taken to the streets to protest their governor’s stay-at-home orders, arguing that the country should start to reopen and recover from the virus. More than 21 million people have lost their jobs in the last four weeks.
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was asked about the dangers of these protests during an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America on Monday.
“I think the message is that, clearly, this is something that is hurting from the standpoint of economics, from the standpoint of things that have nothing to do with the virus,” Fauci said. “But unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery, economically, is not gonna happen.” (Read more from “‘It’s Going to Backfire’: Fauci Says Anti-Quarantine Protesters Could Prolong Shutdown” HERE)
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