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Hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists challenged the crown at America’s largest public gathering during the pandemic.
Now one of them is dead and hundreds of cases of infection across the country are related to the crashed engine.
More than 400,000 motorcycle enthusiasts gathered in Sturgis, South Dakota, for the annual festival between August 7-16.
They went to concerts, to tattoo parlors, and crowded into bars. Social distancing and mouth protection were not a priority during the rally, according to the Washington Post.
Now, one of the participants has died in covid-19. This is a man in his 60s with underlying diseases. He became ill after returning to Minnesota and received intensive care for several weeks before dying.
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Motorcyclists on the main street of Sturgis during the days of the festival.
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400,000 people are said to have visited the festival.
Infected in eleven states
In all, at least 260 infected people from 11 states have a direct connection to the crashed engine, according to a Washington Post poll.
But the dark figure is believed to be large because many of the knots do not want to be assessed and infection tracing is poor in several states.
Mc’s meeting at Sturgis is believed to be the largest public gathering held in the United States during the pandemic. The health service had warned in advance of the consequences and urged the organizers to cancel.
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People met in one of the bars in the area.
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The Miss Buffalo Chip beauty pageant took place during a motorcycle rally.
Now there is an increase in the spread of the infection in South Dakota and nearby states. The engine crash and the simultaneous starting of school are noted as contributing causes, but Kris Ehresmann, an infection control physician in Minnesota, tells the Washington Post that there is also a general reluctance among the population to follow restrictions and wear protectors. mouths in this part of the United States.
“Every time you have a massive gathering with hundreds or thousands of people who then return to other states, you increase the likelihood of a super spread event,” Victor Huber, a professor of biomedicine at the University of South Dakota, told NBC.
An analysis of mobile phone data shows that car crash participants have stayed in 61 percent of all US municipalities after the event, the Washington Post claims.
Photo: Amy Harris / TT
People in front of a Saul performance.
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