Crowds of Protesters, Many Without Masks, No Social Distancing; No Spike in Cases?

I don't know how the data was analysed but all I think can be taken from this report is that there is no obvious spike in COVID 19 cases due to protests. At least, no more than from any other mass gathering in the past 2 - 3 weeks. There are just too many variables to draw firm conclusions.

It's pretty obvious though that Djokovic's ill advised exhibition tournament (and after party) was a good way to spread the virus. It has cast a cloud over the US Open this year.

Novak Djokovic's father has defended his son and blamed another tennis player for spreading coronavirus at a series of exhibition matches hosted by the top-ranked player.

Djokovic and his wife tested positive for the virus on Tuesday. The 17-time grand slam champion then apologised online for organising the Adria Tour events, which brought together professional players from various countries to play matches in Serbia and Croatia.

Thousands of spectators attended the matches and no social distancing was observed.

Grigor Dimitrov, a three-time grand slam semi-finalist, was the first Adria Tour participant to test positive for the virus. He was followed by Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki.

The infections raised questions about the full-fledged return of competitive tennis, including the US Open which is scheduled to begin on August 31 in New York.

"We were wrong and it was too soon," wrote Novak Djokovic, who has previously said he was against taking a vaccine for the virus even if it became mandatory to travel.

More here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06...-grigor-dimitrov-coronavirus-covid19/12390308
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As with most everything news related, I don't harvest a lot of trust in it, because it always seems that numbers are skewed in favour of entertaining the masses.
 
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