Alabama students throwing 'COVID parties' to see who gets infected: Officials

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Alabama students throwing 'COVID parties' to see who gets infected: Officials
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NEW: Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport shut down its main TSA checkpoint for a deep cleaning after a screener tested positive for COVID-19.

College and university presidents share their plans for the fall 2020 semester.have been attending parties in the city and surrounding area as part of a disturbing contest to see who can catch the virus first, a city council member told ABC News on Wednesday.

that has killed more than 127,000 people in the United States. She said she recently learned of the behavior and informed the city council of the parties occurring in the city."They put money in a pot and they try to get COVID. Whoever gets COVID first gets the pot. It makes no sense," McKinstry said."They're intentionally doing it. They're not taking it seriously."

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