ALBANY — Tens of thousands of people have swarmed to demonstrations condemning police brutality and systemic racism across the Capital Region over the past two weeks.
But the rallies have experts and local officials worried about an increase in COVID-19 infections, compounding the dueling challengesl gripping the nation.
“From purely a pandemic standpoint, the protests are really not going to help slow the spread,” said Dr. Brittany L. Kmush, an assistant professor at the Department of…
