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Stallion

(6,474 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 11:04 AM Jun 2020

SURPRISE!!!!

North Texas family shaken after 18 relatives test positive for COVID-19 following surprise birthday party
Three are now hospitalized, including two elderly family members and one woman battling breast cancer.

Author: Matt Howerton
Published: 10:11 PM CDT June 24, 2020
Updated: 10:29 PM CDT June 24, 2020
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CARROLLTON, Texas — As North Texas watches COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge, one family is shouldering a health crisis that they never expected to face.

That crisis, all began on May 30 when just a single relative, unknowingly infected with COVID-19, interacted with seven family members at a surprise birthday party.


Those seven family members then contracted and spread the virus to 10 other relatives.

Now, Ron Barbosa is keeping track of 18 people in his family who have tested positive for COVID-19.



More at Link:

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/north-texas-family-shaken-after-18-relatives-test-positive-for-covid-19-following-surprise-birthday-party/287-ea8960ea-4c3c-40c1-b75e-f4437fe6f836

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SURPRISE!!!! (Original Post) Stallion Jun 2020 OP
If only someone had warned them.... SoonerPride Jun 2020 #1
True StarryNite Jun 2020 #4
Some things need to be amplified. Baitball Blogger Jun 2020 #15
Don't have parties. Just don't. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #2
They really showed us, didn't they? Aristus Jun 2020 #3
We have been "pwned." n/t Laelth Jun 2020 #9
It did not have to happen. Why do we continue to hear these stories. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #5
What part of coverage did they not see in the last 4 months,assholes. sunonmars Jun 2020 #6
Any coverage outside of Fux Noise. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #16
And next weekend is 4th of July DesertRat Jun 2020 #7
I'm not going anywhere, not even out of the house. sunonmars Jun 2020 #8
Same here DesertRat Jun 2020 #11
Reminds me of the 70's shampoo commercial... MontanaMama Jun 2020 #10
The guy who didn't go to the party is the one whose elderly parents are sick. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #12
This is why people hate surprises. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #13
Unfortunately... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #14
What isn't discussed in the article and it SHOULD HAVE BEEN crickets Jun 2020 #17

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
16. Any coverage outside of Fux Noise.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 11:20 AM
Jun 2020

But they can tell you all kinds of stuff about the Devil's Mask and Hillary's emails.

MontanaMama

(23,319 posts)
10. Reminds me of the 70's shampoo commercial...
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 11:15 AM
Jun 2020

“I told a friend about this shampoo (Infected them with COVID) and they told (infected) two friends and they told (infected) two friends and so on and so on and so on...”


The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)
12. The guy who didn't go to the party is the one whose elderly parents are sick.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 11:16 AM
Jun 2020

I don't know if I'd ever be able to forgive my relatives for having that party and effectively killing my parents.

crickets

(25,981 posts)
17. What isn't discussed in the article and it SHOULD HAVE BEEN
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 11:49 AM
Jun 2020

is that this is only the spread within the family. The birthday trimmings didn't materialize out of thin air, the family members who tested positive went on with their daily lives until they became ill and got tested, perhaps involving a trip to the grocery store or whatever. Who knows how many other people were infected? And those people are in contact with family at home and others as they go about their daily lives, so how many have they infected? And so on.

It's the perfect teaching moment to discuss contact tracing, how it works, how to get involved, and how important it is in stopping the spread and saving lives.

*chirp*chirp*chirp*chirp*


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