superspreading event

Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone announced fines on Wednesday against a Long Island, N.Y., country club and a resident for hosting events in violation of social-gathering limits.

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Long Island 'Superspreader Events' Threaten To Undo Its Success At Controlling Virus

6:10pm October 29, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"Between this wedding and this birthday party, there are 56 positive COVID-19 cases and nearly 300 under quarantine," said Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone.

After shuttering bar districts early in the pandemic, Hong Kong reopened them in May. Some have been linked to new clusters of cases.

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Why The Coronavirus Is So 'Superspready'

11:43am August 25, 2020

by Pien Huang

That's the word that one disease researcher uses to describe COVID-19. And now scientists are discovering the reasons that this virus is readily transmitted at "superspreader events."