The misinformation online has even caused confusion for festivalgoers still at Burning Man, who have been posting to confirm there has not been an outbreak of the virus.
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Tens of thousands of Burning Man attendees in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert had to trudge through rain and mud last Friday and into last weekend after an unusual bout of rain in the region.
Some “hardcore” Burning Man attendees have opted to stay on the muddy remains of Black Rock City and keep the party going claiming that it was a better scene now that the thousands of "weak" festival-goers who hit the road when the travel ban was lifted earlier this week are gone.