After a California church defied state orders and held a Mother's Day service, 180 congregants were exposed to COVID-19 and have been instructed to self-quarantine.
A person who attended a Mother's Day church service in California learned they tested positive for COVID-19 the next day, health officials said Friday.
The more than 180 people who attended the service with the infected person have been notified and instructed to self-quarantine, according to a statement fromThe church, which was not identified, opened for in-person services in defiance of Governor Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order which went into place on March 19, health officials said.
“At this time, organizations that hold in-person services or gatherings are putting the health and safety of their congregations, the general public and our local ability to open up at great risk,” stated Danette York, director of Butte County Public Health. “Moving too quickly through the reopening process can cause a major setback and could require us to revert back to more restrictive measures.
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