CDC Recommends Ban on Gatherings of 50 or More People
- 4 years ago
CDC Recommends Ban on
Gatherings of 50 or More People The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
made the extraordinary recommendation on Sunday. It is recommending the
suspension of public gatherings
remain in effect for eight weeks. CDC Statement,
via NPR News Such gatherings include
"conferences, festivals, parades,
concerts, sporting events, weddings,
and other types of assemblies." The recommendation does not
currently apply to schools, businesses or universities. Many such institutions around the U.S.
have already announced closures. As of mid-March,
nearly 3,500 cases of the virus
have been reported in the U.S.
63 people have died.
Gatherings of 50 or More People The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
made the extraordinary recommendation on Sunday. It is recommending the
suspension of public gatherings
remain in effect for eight weeks. CDC Statement,
via NPR News Such gatherings include
"conferences, festivals, parades,
concerts, sporting events, weddings,
and other types of assemblies." The recommendation does not
currently apply to schools, businesses or universities. Many such institutions around the U.S.
have already announced closures. As of mid-March,
nearly 3,500 cases of the virus
have been reported in the U.S.
63 people have died.