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May 30, 2020

Protests Flare in Brooklyn Over Floyd Death as de Blasio Appeals for Calm

Source: New York Times

Protesters angry over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis clashed with the police across Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan on Friday night in a series of chaotic skirmishes and standoffs that left people injured on both sides.

For the second night in a row, tensions flared in New York City, as thousands of people attended a demonstration at the perimeter of Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Some hurled bottles and debris at police officers, who responded with pepper spray.

An abandoned police van was set on fire and at least two other police vehicles were vandalized, their windows shattered, all in the Fort Greene neighborhood near the arena.

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Shortly before 11 p.m., Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter, “Our sole focus is de-escalating this situation and getting people home safe.” He promised a “full review of what happened tonight. We don’t ever want to see another night like this.”



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/nyregion/nyc-protests-george-floyd.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage



Not clear why Barclays was the focal point.
May 29, 2020

Human coronavirus reinfection dynamics: lessons for SARS-CoV-2

Source: University of Amsterdam

In the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic a key unsolved question is the quality and duration of acquired immunity in recovered individuals. This is crucial to solve, however SARS-CoV-2 has circulated for under five months, precluding a direct study. We therefore monitored 10 subjects over a time span of 35 years (1985-2020), providing a total of 2473 follow up person-months, and determined a) their antibody levels following infection by any of the four seasonal human coronaviruses, and b) the time period after which reinfections by the same virus can occur. An alarmingly short duration of protective immunity to coronaviruses was found by both analyses. We saw frequent reinfections at 12 months post-infection and a substantial reduction in antibody levels as soon as 6 months post-infection.



Read more: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.11.20086439v1

May 29, 2020

All Minneapolis transit service suspended through Sunday...

Out of concern for the safety of our customers and employees, Metro Transit will suspend all bus and light rail service through the weekend.

This suspension includes all Metro Transit bus, light rail, and Northstar service with one exception.

METRO Blue Line airport shuttle service will continue to operate between Terminals 1 and 2 and Fort Snelling. This service is for essential trips only with face covering and social distancing protocol still in effect.

Metro Mobility is continuing to operate where it is safe to do so throughout the service area. If you have questions, contact the Metro Mobility Service Center at 651-602-1111 or [email protected].

As the situation remains fluid, this suspension will be re-evaluated as events progress.

https://www.metrotransit.org/all-transit-service-suspended-through-sunday-may-31


Going to be a long weekend.
May 29, 2020

BREAKING: Governor Walz "deeply apologizes for what happened; working to have CNN team released"

"It was totally unacceptable and totally inadvertent. They clearly had the right to be there. We want the media there to cover this. It is never acceptable for this to happen."

(per CNN)

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