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We begin this week with a cautionary tale titled “What community transmission looks like.” An event held in February to celebrate the opening of a bar in rural Illinois led to 46 cases of COVID-19, including 26 patrons of the bar, three bar employees, and 17 people who weren’t there at all but got infected by someone who was.
Submitted for your consideration are the pertinent findings:
Four people who attended the event had COVID-19-like symptoms that day. One attendee was asymptomatic but had received a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 the day before the party.
Attendees reported inconsistent use of masks and failure to socially distance despite properly spaced tables and signs encouraging these precautions.
What makes songs go viral? Experts at Washington State University explain
The way songs become popular has changed drastically over the years. Now, artists are turning to social media in order to climb the charts. Author: Tim Pham Updated: 8:29 AM PST January 25, 2021
PULLMAN, Wash. To climb to the top of the charts, artists aren’t turning to the radio anymore. They’re using social media platforms to get noticed.
The song Drivers License, which is number one in the world at the moment, became hugely popular on TikTok before it went to the top of the charts.
Idaho’s own social media icon Nathan Apodaca was launched to viral fame on the app as well.
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey felt guilty for getting sick while so many needed her help
Now back at her desk, she said, I’m doing a lot better now, delighted people are making use emergency funding for our Arts but I can remember nearly crying, gutted at leaving the people and the work behind.
Minister for Communities Deirde Hargey is back at her desk again (Image: Brian Thompson Photography)
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