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Chicago public health chief urges protesters and other groups to self-quarantine

After large groups gathered this weekend to protest the death of George Floyd, Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, expressed concern about the spread of COVID-19 within the city. At a morning press conference, she asked anybody who was in a group — especially those in close contact or without a mask — to self-quarantine for the next 14 days.