The Covid-19 Pandemic News - USA
Madison, WI - Around 72 individuals were found positive of the corona virus after the April 24 anti-lockdown protests at the Capitol state in Madison, Wisconsin. This indicates that these individuals contracted the virus after attending a large social gathering, but the state Department of Health Services didn't specify if they were at the anti-lockdown rally.
Department spokesperson Elizabeth Goodsitt said on May 8 that when someone was tested positive for Covid-19, they were asked if they attended any large social gathering or event. But the department didn't add the anti-lockdown protests on April 24 which attracted around 1500 American conservatives and Trump supporters.
The rally was organized and attended by those who opposed the stay-at-home order and wanted businesses to reopen so many can go back to work. These participants were mostly Trump supporters and conservatives, they didn't believe in the Coronavirus pandemic and they claimed that the Coronavirus cases and fatalities were all made up.
The Wisconsin police didn't permit the anti-lockdown rally because this would surely go against the stay-at-home order which strictly prohibits social gathering at any size. The protesters didn't adhere to the social distancing guidelines, they were too close to each other and were not even wearing masks. The stay-at-home order is still ongoing and is expiring on the 26th of May.
Before the anti-lockdown rally sparked across the United States, the country only had more than 70,000 cases of Coronavirus and the fatalities were around 35,000 but the cases and death toll skyrocketed as the protests went on. As of May 16, the United States has a total of 1,443,235 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 87,245 deaths. In Wisconsin, it has a total of 11,573 confirmed cases and fatalities of 435.
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