Health experts fear a Black Lives Matter rally with more than 30,000 protesters could spark a second wave of the killer coronavirus after Victorian police revealed no fines would be issued
. This Saturday tens of thousands of protesters are set to break Victoria’s mass gathering limit of 20 people to protest against the death of George Floyd in the United States.
Victoria’s Health minister Jenny Mikakos has pleaded with protesters not to enter the city amid fears of a deadly second wave but the state’s police have vowed not to fine a single people breaking the rules. Image: Getty
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