There had been reports that people are organising 'COVID-19 parties' to intentionally spread the virus.
Officials in the northwestern US state of Washington on Wednesday expressed concern over reports of people organizing"COVID-19 parties" to intentionally spread the virus.
Wiesman's comments came after officials in Walla Walla County, located 260 miles southeast of Seattle, reported that some of the nearly 100 cases in the region appear to have been intentionally spread or contracted at so-called"COVID-19 parties." "This kind of unnecessary behavior may create a preventable uptick in cases which further slows our state's ability to gradually re-open," Wiesman said.Meghan DeBolt, Walla Walla's community health director, said contact tracing had shown that some of those infected had attended parties with the aim of contracting the virus.
She said such behavior was irresponsible and urged residents in a Facebook message to follow proper physical and social distancing measures to prevent community transmission.
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