Earlier coronavirus second wave feared in Europe after mass protests


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  • Thursday, 11 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators attend a protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe could face a surge of COVID-19 infections in the coming weeks caused by mass protests in the continent over the last days, European Union officials and experts said on Thursday.

Tens of thousands of protesters have crowded together in Europe's big cities in recent days to demonstrate against racism after the killing in the United States of George Floyd while in police custody.

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