It is not terribly difficult to figure out why the coronavirus in spreading in many areas of the country. In addition to the “freedom” drumbeat, many people have become less vigilant in smaller, private social gatherings where mask compliance works on the honor system.
At dinner parties and game nights, casual American life is fueling the coronavirus surge as daily cases exceed 150,000“Amber Calderon now knows she did that in October. The 24-year-old was excited to see some of her relatives for the first time in months at her nephew’s birthday party — and she felt safe. The Conroe, Tex., resident knew her relatives wore masks and socially distanced in their day-to-day lives, she said, so she ’trusted everyone.’”
“About 25 people attended the party at a house, and Calderon said just one person wore a mask — her 81-year-old grandmother. Calderon started to feel ill a few days later, and she tested positive for the coronavirus on Oct. 20. Ten other people who were there also got sick, she said, including her grandmother.”
“’When I tested positive, I was mad at the situation I put myself in,’ Calderon said. ‘I should’ve never attended that party that day. None of us should have. I knew better.’”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/12/covid-social-gatherings/White House virus response leader tours Bismarck, sees 'least use' of masks in COVID-19 fight
"The White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator toured Bismarck businesses and met with state, tribal and local leaders Monday to discuss North Dakota's coronavirus response, noting the lowest public use of masks she has seen in her travels."
"'Over the last 24 hours as we were here and we were in your grocery stores and in your restaurants and frankly even in your hotels, this is the least use of masks that we have we seen in retail establishments of any place we have been,' Dr. Deborah Birx told reporters after the meeting, which was closed to the public. 'And we find that deeply unfortunate because you don't know who's infected and you don't know if you're infected yourself.'"
https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/white-house-virus-response-leader-tours-bismarck-sees-least-use-of-masks-in-covid-19/article_cbdc6b22-19e9-558f-be71-e40f163e914f.html#tracking-source=home-top-storyMecklenburg County health leaders identify key ways Covid-19 is spreading in the community
"Health leaders say contact tracers have linked restaurants and private gatherings with family and friends as hot spots for the coronavirus."
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/contact-tracers-link-gatherings-and-restaurants-to-covid-cases-in-mecklenburg-county/275-5ada56db-1aca-43d9-84e4-60b0bcc6898aSmall parties, family gatherings driving up COVID-19 case counthttps://www.njspotlight.com/2020/10/covid-19-small-groups-family-gatherings-super-spreaders/
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