Australian Medical Association president Tony Bartone has urged people who attended Black Lives Matter demonstrations around Australia over the weekend to consider self-isolating to limit the risk of spreading coronavirus.
Key points:
- Tens of thousands of people ignored the official medical advice and attended the weekend rallies
- Anyone who shows cold or flu-like symptoms should immediately get tested, the AMA president says
- Organisers of the Melbourne protest have urged attendees to self-isolate for at least 14 days
Dr Bartone’s call is consistent with the message from the organisers of the Melbourne protest, Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, which earlier today told attendees to self-isolate for at least 14 days.
In a Facebook post this morning, the group told its followers they should not visit elderly people during this period, and should speak to a doctor if they developed