Thousands attending New Year’s Eve event in Las Vegas could spread coronavirus, officials fear
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, newlyweds Alison and Kenny Finchum, lower left, of Tulsa, Okla., kiss just after midnight during a New Year s party at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. Plans for a 14,000-person New Year s Eve street party at canopied casino-mall in Las Vegas are facing pushback from state and local officials, who worry Nevada hospitals may not be able to withstand a potential superspreader event. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)AP
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By SAM METZ and MICHELLE L. PRICEDecember 31, 2020 GMT
FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, newlyweds Alison and Kenny Finchum, lower left, of Tulsa, Okla., kiss just after midnight during a New Year s party at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. Plans for a 14,000-person New Year s Eve street party at canopied casino-mall in Las Vegas are facing pushback from state and local officials, who worry Nevada hospitals may not be able to withstand a potential superspreader event. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, newlyweds Alison and Kenny Finchum, lower left, of Tulsa, Okla., kiss just after midnight during a New Year s party at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. Plans for a 14,000-person New Year s Eve street party at canopied casino-mall in Las Vegas are facing pushback from state and local officials, who worry Nevada hospitals may not be able to withstand a potential superspreader event. (Stev