Birthday party leaves 18 in Texas family with coronavirus

[Elderberry]

KSAT 6/25/2020

CARROLLTON, Texas – A surprise birthday party that resulted in 18 people testing positive for the coronavirus has left a North Texas man horrified as his father continues to fight for his life in a hospital intensive care unit.

Ron Barbosa, who is married to a doctor and refused to attend the May 30 party for his daughter-in-law because of safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said those hospitalized included his parents, both in their 80′s, and his sister, who is also battling breast cancer.

Barbosa said his nephew, unknowingly infected with the virus, hosted last month's gathering of 25 people that only lasted a few hours and followed the state’s latest health standards. During the party, he said the nephew interacted with seven relatives, who subsequently contracted the virus and spread it to 10 other family members, including two young children.

More: https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2020/06/26/birthday-party-leaves-18-in-texas-family-with-coronavirus/

[jmyrlefuller]

Seems like a fake story to me. Agitprop to scare the masses.

It used to be taking away one's birthday was the epitome of overreach. Now we have Karens openly calling for it. Sick.

[EdinVA]

And the USS Roosevelt, crew of 4500, only had 1200 cases even with extended very close quarters...... I don't get it...

[LadyLiberty]

It can happen.  Case in point: the choir practice in early March with 61 attendees that became a superspreader event:

https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-superspreader-singing.html


"Excluding the superspreader, 52 of the 60 singers (or 86.7%) became ill. However, only 32 had a test to confirm the illness; the other 20 likely had it, based on their symptoms, said SCPH, which interviewed all of the members present.

Most of the patients (67.9%) did not have any underlying conditions. However, the three singers who were hospitalized had two or more underlying medical conditions. Two of those patients later died."

[EdinVA]

It can happen.  Case in point: the choir practice in early March with 61 attendees that became a superspreader event:

https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-superspreader-singing.html


"Excluding the superspreader, 52 of the 60 singers (or 86.7%) became ill. However, only 32 had a test to confirm the illness; the other 20 likely had it, based on their symptoms, said SCPH, which interviewed all of the members present.

Most of the patients (67.9%) did not have any underlying conditions. However, the three singers who were hospitalized had two or more underlying medical conditions. Two of those patients later died."

This person had cold-like symptoms starting on March 7...

So this person with a fever went to a gathering with older people...  What an idiot... I don't even go see my mom unless we are all well...

[aligncare]

Seems like a fake story to me. Agitprop to scare the masses.

It used to be taking away one's birthday was the epitome of overreach. Now we have Karens openly calling for it. Sick.

They focus on these stories and never stories of large gatherings where no infection spreads. Why is that?

People with intelligence guided by experience know why.

[roamer_1]

It can happen.  Case in point: the choir practice in early March with 61 attendees that became a superspreader event:

https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-superspreader-singing.html


"Excluding the superspreader, 52 of the 60 singers (or 86.7%) became ill. However, only 32 had a test to confirm the illness; the other 20 likely had it, based on their symptoms, said SCPH, which interviewed all of the members present.

Most of the patients (67.9%) did not have any underlying conditions. However, the three singers who were hospitalized had two or more underlying medical conditions. Two of those patients later died."

Considering the ONLY factor that matters - the bare fact that asymptomatic cases exist in the wild in numbers far outstripping detected cases, How can one sublimely just believe nonsense like this?

WHO KNOWS how many vectors intersect in these folks, who are generally community minded?