Health protocols for Democratic National Convention to require daily COVID-19 testing
27 July 2020
The Democratic National Committee announced Monday that attendees for its August convention in Milwaukee must agree to daily coronavirus testing and protective self-isolation measures.
Details: Attendees entering the core of the convention's Wisconsin Center building are required to have tested negative for the virus. All are also required to affirm in writing each day of the convention that they are not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
- Everyone at the convention will be asked to wear a mask and avoid bars, restaurants and areas where social distancing is not practiced.
- Attendees are asked to self-isolate for at least 72 hours before traveling to Milwaukee or entering the center of the convention's "health and safety zone."
Between the lines: It is ultimately up to every convention guest whether they self-isolate or accurately confirm whether or not they have had any contact with someone who has contracted the virus.
What they're saying: “Ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone involved with the convention is our top priority," DNCC communications director Katie Peters said in a statement.
Read the full protocol overview.
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Transcripts show George Floyd told police "I can't breathe" over 20 times
Section2Newly released transcripts of bodycam footage from the Minneapolis Police Department show that George Floyd told officers he could not breathe more than 20 times in the moments leading up to his death.
Why it matters: Floyd's killing sparked a national wave of Black Lives Matter protests and an ongoing reckoning over systemic racism in the United States. The transcripts "offer one the most thorough and dramatic accounts" before Floyd's death, The New York Times writes.
The state of play: The transcripts were released as former officer Thomas Lane seeks to have the charges that he aided in Floyd's death thrown out in court, per the Times. He is one of four officers who have been charged.
- The filings also include a 60-page transcript of an interview with Lane. He said he "felt maybe that something was going on" when asked if he believed that Floyd was having a medical emergency at the time.
What the transcripts say:
- Floyd told the officers he was claustrophobic as they tried to get him into the squad car.
- The transcripts also show Floyd saying, "Momma, I love you. Tell my kids I love them. I'm dead."
- Former officer Derek Chauvin, who had his knee on Floyd's neck for over eight minutes, told Floyd, "Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk."
Read the transcripts via DocumentCloud.