Students are hosting 'covid parties' and taking bets on who will catch it first

Flabbergasted officials in Alabama said they thought it was a joke when they heard about the deadly trend, which sees partygoers put money in a pot - with the first to test positive winning the cash

Reckless students have been holding "Covid parties" - inviting people with the killer virus and taking bets on who will catch it first, it has emerged.

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