Black Lives Matter protester tests positive for coronavirus after rally of 10,000 in Australia

A Black Lives Matter demonstrator has tested positive for coronavirus after attending a rally in Melbourne with 10,000 other people.

He marched through the city on Saturday and developed Covid-19 symptoms 24 hours later, sparking fears of a second spike in infections.

Authorities fear the man in his 30s could have passed the disease onto others even if he did wear a mask to the rally.

Speaking to Sydney’s radio 2GB Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said: 

This realizes our worst fears. Now we could slip back into a second wave like other countries have.

The state of Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said it was unlikely he caught the bug at the protest as he would not be showing symptoms so soon. 

He added: 

It’s obviously helpful that the individual wore a mask but masks are not 100 percent protection.