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4.21pm BST
New York’s governor says he is appalled by videos showing crowds standing close together at a Hamptons concert featuring electronic music duo The Chainsmokers over the weekend.
Andrew Cuomo said the state Department of Health will conduct an investigation into egregious social distancing violations.
Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations. I am appalled.
The Department of Health will conduct an investigation.
We have no tolerance for the illegal & reckless endangerment of public health.pic.twitter.com/gf9kggdo8w
4.13pm BST
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it limited access to Donald Trump Jr’s account for 12 hours because a tweet he had posted violated the social media site’s misinformation policy on Covid-19.
The eldest son of the US president on Monday posted a video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine. The video was taken down by the social media company for breaking its rules on Covid-19 misinformation.
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