The nurse said patients attend these parties to speed up the process of spreading the virus so America can get back to normal.
A North Carolina hospital nurse said patients are attending COVID-19 parties in order to intentionally get themselves infected with the novel coronavirus. "We have heard from a lot of patients and the community that they're unafraid of getting the virus, so people are actually out and about trying to get the virus – attending gatherings, parties –just trying to maximize their chances of exposure," Yolanda Enrich, a nurse practitioner at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, told KOAT Action 7 News.
Enrich told the tv station that patients attend such parties with the purpose of developing immunity to COVID-19 so that they no longer have to take precautions against the virus during their daily routines. "We're really worried because not everyone that becomes infected with the virus produces antibodies," Enrich said, urging families to continue following safety recommendations. Governor Roy Cooper was asked about these types of gatherings at a press conference Monday, where he called such activities"completely irresponsible and absolutely unacceptable." Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of the Health and Human services, further expounded on the governor's point at the press conference. "There is no circumstance under which we want folks to actively pursue getting COVID-19 The reason we are working so hard collectively to keep the virus spread low is the fact that when there is more virus in our community, it not only impacts those who have it, but particularly those who are at high risk of getting severe reactions to the disease," Cohen said.
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