N.Y. Man Hospitalized With COVID-19 After Attending GOP Club s Covid Conga Line Party A New York man has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending an indoor holiday party hosted by a local Republican club that made headlines earlier this month, the Queens Daily Eagle reported Wednesday.
James Trent, chair of an affiliate club, reportedly began experiencing symptoms of infection two days after attending the Dec. 9 event. He is recovering at the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset on Long Island, and said he would be discharged Thursday morning.
State suspends liquor license of NYC Italian restaurant that hosted maskless Republican conga line Christmas party where three attendees later tested positive for COVID-19
New York State Liquor Authority suspends license of Il Bacco Ristorante in Little Neck, Queens, after an investigation into viral COVID conga line video
At least three people who attended the December 9 Christmas party and danced in a conga line have tested positive for COVID-19, with one being hospitalized
Earlier this month, shocking footage from the holiday party held by the Whitestone Republican Club in Queens emerged
The footage showed revelers forgoing face masks and dancing in the conga line
New York GOPâs âCOVID Conga Lineâ Sends Partygoer To Hospital Screenshot from December 22, 2020 video by Matt Binder/ Twitter
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Despite a nationwide increase in COVID-19 cases and health professionals urging Americans not to gather, some people are still hosting packed holiday parties. Last week a video of maskless individuals partaking in a conga line during a holiday party at a New York restaurant went viral on social media. Since then at least one party attendee has been hospitalized with COVID-19. Additionally, New York s State Liquor Authority has suspended the restaurant s liquor license, NBC News reported.
I don t know how I got it. I wasn t in the conga line : Chairman of NY Republican club is hospitalized with COVID and two others test positive after that raucous Queens Xmas party
At least three people who attended a Christmas party in New York and danced in a conga line have tested positive for COVID-19, with one being hospitalized
Earlier this month, shocking footage from the holiday party held by the Whitestone Republican Club in Queens on December 9 emerged
The footage showed revelers forgoing face masks and dancing in the conga line
On Wednesday it was revealed that James Trent, the chair of affiliated Queens Village Republican Club, was admitted to North Shore University Hospital
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Several individuals who took part in a local New York City Republican club s Christmas party have tested positive for the coronavirus after a video surfaced showing attendees celebrating indoors without masks, Queens Daily Eagle reports.
Three cases have been identified by the
Eagle, including a man, James Trent, who has since been hospitalized.
The video of the party, hosted by the Whitestone Republican Club on Dec. 9. in Queens, N.Y., has gained 3.7 million views since being shared last week. It shows attendees dancing in a conga line, with a man waving a flag that reads, Trump 2020. The video features approximately 40 to 50 people.