George Floyd death: Protesters tear down?slave trader statue

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Protesters appeared to be ignoring warnings from both the police commissioner and Health Secretary Matt Hancock not to congregate?and risk spreading the coronavirus.

congregate/?k??ɡr?ɡe?t/ to come together in a group 群集；聚集；集合

‘Proud of young people'

But Labour's Lisa Nandy backed the demonstrations saying people "cannot be silent in the face of racism".

The shadow foreign secretary said young people were "right to raise their voices" but urged demonstrators to take?precautions?and socially distance amid fears that the mass gatherings could prompt?another spike?in coronavirus cases.

?precaution/pr??k???n/ take precaution?未雨綢繆

1，~ (against sth) something that is done in advance in order to prevent problems or to avoid danger 預(yù)防措施；預(yù)防；防備safety precautions 安全防范措施

2.?precautions [ pl. ] a way of referring to contraception 避孕措施

Prompt another spike：prompt有刺激，鼓勵(lì)的意思，spike有激增，猛增的意思，文中擔(dān)心大量的人群抗議會(huì)激起新冠感染的又一波猛增。

Ms Nandy told the BBC's Andrew Marr she was "proud" of young people demanding change following mass anti-racism protests across the UK on Saturday.

Officers injured

Protests on Saturday were largely peaceful, but some clashes broke out between police and people gathered near Downing Street in the evening.

Downing Street：唐寧街

Missiles and fireworks were aimed at police and bikes were also thrown by some demonstrators.

Missiles and fireworks：投擲物，炮仗，missile我們常見(jiàn)的是導(dǎo)彈的意思，這里指（用作武器）的投擲物。文中講抗議者用投擲物和鞭炮用于對(duì)付警察。

The Metropolitan Police said 14 officers were injured, including a mounted officer who came off a horse as it bolted down?Whitehall, with a further 13 hurt during demonstrations earlier in the week.

?mounted?/?ma?nt?d/ 騎馬的，?mounted officer騎警

?bolted down：受驚?這里的bolt指?If a person or animal?bolts, they suddenly start to run very fast, often because something has frightened them. (因受驚嚇) 突然快跑

§?No new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours in Scotland

§?Campaigners rename streets linked to slave owners

§?Thousands turn out for UK anti-racism protests

Dame Cressida said she was "appalled" by the scenes of unrest on Saturday night, which led to 14 arrests.

appalled /??p??ld/~ (at sth) feeling or showing horror or disgust at sth unpleasant or wrong 感到驚駭?shù)?；表示憎惡?/span>

In a statement on Sunday, she added: "There is no place for violence in our city. Officers displayed extreme patience and professionalism throughout a long and difficult day, and I thank them for that.

"I would urge protesters to please find another way to make your views heard which does not involve coming out on the streets of London, risking yourself, your families and officers as we continue to face this deadly virus."

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that, with an estimated one in 1,000 people being infectious with the coronavirus, the protests risked spreading the disease, which would then risk lives.

He added: "There is a reason why we have laws in place, temporarily, to say that gatherings over six people should not happen and that's because the virus spreads.

Prof John Edmunds, an member of the government's scientific advisory group, Sage, said - even with reduced transmission outdoors - the large numbers protesting increased the risk of spread.

Sage?/se?d?/?鼠尾草，圣人，智者，哲人

"If you have a crowd of a few thousand people you would expect some of those people to be infectious," he said.

"And we know that the infection can be passed on by people who don't have symptoms."