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Coronavirus live updates: Black Lives Matter protests across Australia as China warns of Covid-linked 'racial violence' overseas Coronavirus live updates: Black Lives Matter protests across Australia as China warns of Covid-linked 'racial violence' overseas
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Beijing warns citizens against travel to Australia; UK is second country to pass 40,000 Covid-19 deaths; Sweden has 1,000 new cases for third day runningBeijing warns citizens against travel to Australia; UK is second country to pass 40,000 Covid-19 deaths; Sweden has 1,000 new cases for third day running
AP reports India surpassed Italy as the sixth worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic after another biggest single-day spike in confirmed infections. Leetona Dungay, the mother of Indigenous Australian man David Dungay who died in prison in 2015, is now addressing the Sydney crowd.
She talks about how her son died while saying “I can’t breathe” – like George Floyd. Dungay said he couldn’t breathe 12 times before he died while being restrained by five prison guards at Long Bay jail hospital.
The crowd hushes to hear her.
She ends by saying black lives matter, to applause.
The crowd is again chanting “I can’t breathe”.
In Sydney, a police officer has told the Guardian they’ve received orders in line with the court of appeal decision, and are now treating this as a legal protest they are facilitating.
Druitt Street and much of George Street are now closed.
The same police officer told the Guardian he estimated about 4,000 people are at the protest.
Police are making efforts to spread protesters out onto the now cleared roads.
Protesters are observing space between each other, but the size of the protest has swelled so much that the 4 square metres/1.5 metres around each person appears unfeasible.
The court of appeal decision will not be published until next week.
AP reports India surpassed Italy as the sixth worst-hit country in the coronavirus pandemic after another biggest single-day spike in confirmed infections.
The health ministry reported 9,887 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 236,657.The health ministry reported 9,887 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 236,657.
Most of the new cases are in rural areas following the return of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who left cities and towns after the lockdown in late March.Most of the new cases are in rural areas following the return of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who left cities and towns after the lockdown in late March.
The lockdown is now largely being enforced in high-risk areas while authorities have partially restored train services and domestic flights and allowed shops and manufacturing to reopen.The lockdown is now largely being enforced in high-risk areas while authorities have partially restored train services and domestic flights and allowed shops and manufacturing to reopen.
Shopping malls and religious places are due to open on Monday with restrictions to avoid large gatherings.Shopping malls and religious places are due to open on Monday with restrictions to avoid large gatherings.
From the Brisbane, Queensland rally where thousands have turned out, via AAP:From the Brisbane, Queensland rally where thousands have turned out, via AAP:
Here’s how the Sydney protest greeted the news that organisers had been successful in overturning the New South Wales supreme court ruling preventing the protest from going ahead.Here’s how the Sydney protest greeted the news that organisers had been successful in overturning the New South Wales supreme court ruling preventing the protest from going ahead.
More from the Melbourne rally, via AAP:More from the Melbourne rally, via AAP:
The New South Wales court of appeal has overturned a supreme court decision preventing a Black Lives Matter rally from going ahead in Sydney today.The New South Wales court of appeal has overturned a supreme court decision preventing a Black Lives Matter rally from going ahead in Sydney today.
The protest will now proceed starting at 3pm.The protest will now proceed starting at 3pm.
The Melbourne rally is very big, but lots of social distancing is going on.The Melbourne rally is very big, but lots of social distancing is going on.
We are expecting a New South Wales court of appeal decision very soon on whether the Sydney Black Lives Matter protest can go ahead.
As you can probably see by the previous posts, the protest is going ahead regardless, but it will just determine what powers police have in fining or arresting people at the protest.
Police have escorted a counter-protester from the steps of Sydney Town Hall.
Police have a large presence around the Town Hall area, but are not asking people to leave or fining anyone.
There appear to be at least 2,000 people here now. And it’s important to note, the protest isn’t meant to begin for another half an hour.
The light rail line across George Street has also now been shut.
Organisers are frantically running around asking people to distance, which is now more feasible as the light rail track space has opened for protesters.
Protesters on the steps are chanting “whose lives matter?” To a response from the crowd “black lives matter”.
Protesters are also shouting “I can’t breath”, a reference to the words of US man George Floyd when he was being retained by a Minneapolis policeman, and died after he put his knee into Floyd’s neck for about 8 minutes.
My other colleague Calla Wahlquist is at the Melbourne rally too and has some information on the cases some of the speakers are talking about.
Elias Visontay reports a man holding an “all lives matter” sign in Sydney was booed and taken away by police. Other reports suggest they went to have a talk with him in a nearby chocolate shop.
Looks like most if not all at the Melbourne rally appear to be following the advice of the organisers about wearing a mask.
Another Black Lives Matter rally in Byron Bay, on the far north coast of New South Wales.
Just some more information on the Melbourne man who travelled to Bundaberg with coronavirus. The health department in Victoria has provided this information on his travels, confirming he was likely infections on his flight to Queensland:
Raul Bassi, the organiser of Sydney’s protest who was told by the NSW supreme court yesterday the rally should not go ahead, is pacing around the Town Hall area telling people to keep to groups of 10 and observe distancing.
“They need to be in groups of 10 only, it’s very important today,” Bassi told the Guardian.
Bassi is explaining the legal issues with the protest.
Volunteers are also handing out masks and sanitising hands.
Protesters are already chanting “no justice no peace”.