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COVID-19: NY Times Examines How Westport Party Became A 'Super Spreader' COVID-19: NY Times Examines How Westport Party Became A 'Super Spreader'
Covid-19: NY Times Examines How Westport Party Became A 'Super Spreader' A lavish birthday party with about 50 people at a home in the tristate area ended up sparking numerous cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after a guest from out the country was found to be carrying the virus. Before the Thursday, March 4, gathering, there were zero cases of COVID-19 in Westport, one of the hotspots for the virus' outbreak in the New York City metro area, which includes Westchester, Northern New Jersey and Fairfield County. On Wednesday, March 25, there are 87 cases of the virus in Westport and seven in Weston with more than half of the partygoers infected. The numbe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
COVID-19: Schools Likely Closed For Months, Lamont Says, Comparing Metro Area To Wuhan Province COVID-19: Schools Likely Closed For Months, Lamont Says, Comparing Metro Area To Wuhan Province
Covid-19: Schools Likely Closed For Months, Lamont Says, Comparing Metro Area To Wuhan Province Schools will likely stay closed until the fall, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said, comparing the New York City metro area, including Fairfield County, to the Wuhan Province of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In an interview with WCBS Newsradio 88, Lamont said an April 20 date for schools to reopen is "the minimum," but that the closures could extend even longer than through the current semester. In an interview on MSNBC, Lamont said while there has been an emphasis of New York City now being the epicenter of the pandemic, it's really the entire metropolitan area, including Fa…

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by Joe Lombardi