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COVID-19 super-spreader unknowingly infected 52 people with coronavirus at
choir practice in Mount Vernon, Washington, in early March, leading to the
deaths of two people, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
report finds.
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choir practice happened on March 10, roughly two weeks before the state's
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee issued the March 23rd "stay home,
stay healthy" executive order, which barred social gatherings and non-essential
travel as a way to stem COVID-19 infections.
While
the choir members took a few precautions at the practice, such as not hugging
or shaking hands, these measures fell short of protecting them from the virus.
If anything, this event shows "the importance of physical distancing,
including maintaining at least 6 feet [about 1.8 meters] between persons,
avoiding group gatherings and crowded places, and wearing cloth face coverings
in public settings where other social-distancing measures are difficult to
maintain during this pandemic," according to the report, published online
May 12 in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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