Updated on February 4, 2021 at 8:32 pm
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People should avoid gathering in large groups Sunday to watch the Super Bowl, Massachusetts' health chief said Thursday, warning it could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases at a time when COVID-19 data is trending in a positive direction.
“I urge people to watch and celebrate the Super Bowl with people they live with and I know that’s a lot to ask,” Dr. Monica Bharel, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Told NBC10 Boston and NECN.
“We’re almost there. We’re almost there. There’s a light at the end of this very long dark tunnel,” she said.