Coronavirus Update
Coronavirus Update: New Autopsy Report Reveals George Floyd Tested Positive For COVID-19
George Floyd, whose death has sparked worldwide massive protests, tested positive for the coronavirus in a new autopsy report released on Thursday. Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker said Floyd was likely asymptomatic and was not related to his death.
Two autopsies were performed on Floyd. A report released on Monday by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office said Floyd died of “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression.”
More On The Pandemic
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reported a decline in Covid-19 numbers on Thursday. While acknowledging demonstrations in response to the death of George Floyd, Cuomo offered testing to protesters and urged them to, “Be responsible, get a test and allow the police to do their job when you are protesting.”
Almost 20,000 new Covid-19 cases were identified nationwide on Wednesday. Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Virginia reported an increase of 35 percent or more in the week that ended May 31 compared with the previous week, according to a Reuters analysis published Monday.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci called keeping schools closed in the fall a “bit of a reach”. School administrators and parents have expressed concern about coronavirus safety and children and are thinking of how to educate post-pandemic. During his interview with CNN, Fauci said children tend to have milder or no symptoms when they are infected with Covid-19.
As online shopping has soared since the pandemic began, three Amazon warehouse workers have filed a lawsuit alleging a lack of Covid-19 protections at its Staten Island facility. The plaintiffs say the company pressured employees to work under unsafe conditions, putting their health, and the health of their families, at risk.
Several airline carriers will begin ramping up summer flights as passengers slowly return to traveling. American Airlines says it will fly 55% of its domestic schedule next month. United Airlines will increase its schedule to 25% of what it flew at the time in 2019.
