CCP Virus Transmission Concerns for Black Lives Matters Protest in Australia

CCP Virus Transmission Concerns for Black Lives Matters Protest in Australia
Protestors in Martin Place during a “Black Lives Matter" rally, Sydney, Australia, June 02, 2020. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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The New South Wales government is scrambling to stop a Black Lives Matter and Indigenous Lives Matter protest from happening in Sydney after the event swelled from only 50 attendees to over 10 thousand.

“The NSW Government would never ever give the green light to thousands of people flagrantly disregarding the health orders,” said NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.