# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 14 ISSUE 22 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● MAY 29 - JUNE 04, 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news AMERICA Protests break out in Minneapolis and UNITED AGAINST elsewhere in the U.S. over George COVID-19 KEEP SAFE Floyd's death in Police Custody ● Follow President Trump's Guidelines on Coronavirus Mayor Frey calls for criminal charges to be brought against the officer who ● Observe Social Distancing kept his knee on Floyd ● Wash Hands Frequently ● No Panic Buying MINNEAPOLIS, MN (TIP): Violent ● No Price Gouging protests broke out in Minneapolis on May KEEP AMERICA SAFE 27, 2020, two days after George Floyd, 46 years old black person died in police custody. A number of businesses and COVID-19 UPDATE, homes around Precinct 3 were damaged as as of May 28, 2020 the area has become the site of an ongoing ● More than 5.8 million cases protest after the police killing of George confirmed worldwide and over Floyd on May 25. Four Minneapolis police 360,000deaths, according to officers have been fired after a video data from Johns Hopkins (https://youtu.be/ZWzkgKPZWcw) taken University. by a bystander was posted on social media ● More than 1.7 million cases and showing Floyd's neck being pinned to the more than 100,000 deaths ground by an officer as he repeatedly said, from the disease in the United "I can't breathe". Floyd was later States, according to the pronounced dead while in police custody midnight tallies from Johns after being transported to Hennepin Hopkins. County Medical Center. ● At least 3,66,733cases and at contd on Page 32 least 29, 529 deaths from A sea of angry protesters at Minneapolis, COVID-19 in New York State, as May 27. Inset George Floyd of May 28, according to midnight tallies from Johns Hopkins. Trump cracks whip on social media ● In New Jersey which ranks second to New York in COVID- 19 cases, as of May 28, there companies with executive order are at least 157, 185 cases and Social activists condemned the on "censorship" by social media sites, a Decency Act. Under the statute, large 11,409 deaths, according to order as unconstitutional move widely seen by critics as social media companies cannot be sued Johns Hopkins, at midnight. retaliation against Twitter's decision to for much of the content posted by others ● In India, there were 1,65,799 For both sides, freedom is in peril slap fact-checking labels on the using their sites. identified cases and 4706 president's tweets, says a CNBC report. Without congressional action, confirmed deaths , as of May WASHINGTON (TIP): President The executive order targets companies however, there are limits to what Trump 28 midnight (ET) Donald Trump on Thursday, May 28, granted liability protection through can do with the executive order. Read related stories inside signed an executive order cracking down Section 230 of the Communications contd on page 32 COMMENT For America to judge the murderers nother sad day in America's history. The murder of a officers to murder black persons. And, it happens all across black person by a white police officer in Minneapolis, America. Americans need to analyze why it happens. It is time Prof I.S.Saluja AMay 26, is another addition to a chain of such crimes by to ensure we have in the police, people who harbor no racial or the police who are supposed to protect lives, not snuff them ethnic prejudices. People with prejudices are sure to harm the out. multicultural mosaic of America. Let politicians of all hues The video (https://youtu.be/ZWzkgKPZWcw) shot by a understand if they do not arrest the trend now, future bystander and in wide circulation on social media platforms generations will pay a heavy price for their indifference. Let clearly tells us who the murderer is. It is inhuman and there be no politics that divides the great nation that America barbaric of the police officer to kill the man. It is not an is, and of which we all are so proud. isolated case. The brutal murder of a black person by a white Founding fathers of America must be turning in their graves police officer reminds one of the murder on July 17, 2014, of a each time a racial killing born out of prejudice of a white guy black Eric Garner in New York, who, too, was choked to death against a black person takes place. This is not the America we almost in the way as the black George Floyd (46) in this video. want our children to inherit. The repeated pleadings of Floyd to police officer to get off his Stop it here. Stop it now. neck and his cries that he was not able to breathe which The least that needs to be done is to charge the white officer continued until he could speak no more, reminds one of the with his left hand in his pocket relishing the slow death he was similar cries of Garner who kept repeating he could not forcing on a pinned down Floyd, with manslaughter. No breathe until he fell silent. witnesses are required. The video alone is sufficient credible Over the years we have seen a propensity among white police witness. Other colleagues of the murderer police officer are guilty of complicity. They need to be charged as conspirers in The picture shows the officer with his left hand in the pocket, pinning the murder of Floyd. down with his knee George Floyd who in the video is heard pleading And remember, justice dispensers, justice delayed is justice with the officer to get off his neck, as he was not able to breathe. The officer stayed in that position for a few minutes more after Floyd had denied. And, again, no presidential pardon for a murderer - gone motionless. police officer, please. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 CORONAVIRUS CRISIS FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020 UK LAUNCHES ‘TEST AND TRACE’ SYSTEM Worldwide coronavirus cases LONDON (TIP): A new test and trace service operated by the National Health Service (NHS) got underway in England and Scotland on Thursday as cross 5.9 million mark the next stage in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and bringing the UK out of lockdown in oronavirus gradual steps. worldwide cases The UK government said the new service would Chave crossed 5.9- help identify, contain and control coronavirus and million mark taking TRACKING THE VIRUS reduce the spread of the deadly virus, which has positive patients toll to claimed over 37,000 lives in Britain. 5,904,285 with 3,61,996 Under the new system, anyone who tests positive for deaths while 2,579,506 GLOBAL INDIA coronavirus will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace have recovered, according and will need to share information about their recent to Worldometer figures. Cases Deaths Cases Deaths interactions. This could include household members, United States, Spain, people with whom they have been in direct contact or Russia, UK, Germany, 5,909,003 362,081 165,799 4,706 within two metres for more than 15 minutes. Brazil, Italy, France are People identified as having been in close contact among the worst-hit with someone who has a positive test must stay at countries having home for 14 days, even if they do not have symptoms, maximum cases of to stop unknowingly spreading the virus. coronavirus and the “As we move to the next stage of our fight against numbers are increasing coronavirus, we will be able to replace national every day. lockdowns with individual isolation and, if necessary, The United States local action where there are outbreaks,” said UK continues to remain the Health Secretary Matt Hancock. worst-hit country with “NHS Test and Trace will be vital to stopping the positive cases toll at spread of the virus. It is how we will be able to protect 1,768,461 including 103,330 our friends and family from infection, and protect our deaths. Following US, is NHS. This new system will help us keep this virus Brazil with second-most under control while carefully and safely lifting the maximum number of lockdown nationally,” he said. coronavirus cases 2,50,561 including 26,764 deaths S Korea reports 40 new and Italy with 3,79,051 cases including 4,142 coronavirus cases, biggest jump deaths. The coronavirus crisis in nearly 50 days threw at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, stoking fears Groups of six allowed to gather in Thursday that the scourge is doing deep and England’s eased lockdown from next week potentially long-lasting damage to the U.S. LONDON (TIP): Groups of up to six economy. Amid a few people will be able to meet outside in glimmers of hope, most of England from next Monday, British the latest economic news Prime Minister Prime Minister Boris from around the globe was Johnson announced on Thursday as likewise grim, as some of part of measures to gradually ease the the world’s most populous UK's coronavirus lockdown. countries continued to From the June 1 mark, people can SEOUL (TIP): South Korea reported its biggest report rising infections meet in gardens and private outdoor jump in coronavirus infections in seven weeks on and deaths. spaces, provided they keep two metres Wednesday,driven by a fresh cluster at an e-commerce First wave of pandemic not apart, he said. warehouse on Seoul's outskirts, as millions more The stay at home rules so far have pupils went back to school.