For the first time, more than 2,000 people in the US have died of coronavirus in a single day
in Northern Nevada's Black Rock Desert would not take place due to global efforts to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
"After much listening, discussion, and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision not to build Black Rock City in 2020. Given the painful reality of COVID-19, one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetimes, we believe this is the right thing to do. Yes, we are heartbroken. We know you are too," a statement on the Burning Man Journal said.
Larry Keane, general counsel for the firearms industry trade group National Shooting Sports Foundation, said Friday that the organization raised the issue with the ATF more than two weeks ago as dealers sought to navigate various government orders limiting business activity. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Friday on CNN that antibody testing can show who has developed immunity to the coronavirus and can safely go back to work without getting reinfected.
The two tests can determine if a person is immune and can transmit the disease, which is crucial in deciding who can go back to work.
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