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COVID-19 Superspreader Events
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As compiled by Jonathan Kay
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jon@quillette.com
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For more information, see: https://quillette.com/2020/04/23/covid-19-superspreader-events-in-28-countries-critical-patterns-and-lessons/
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COUNTRYAREAINDEX CASE(S) IF KNOWNCONTEXT, AS DESCRIBED SAMPLE SOURCEDATE OF EVENTINDEX DATEDAY OF YEARACTIVITY CATEGORY
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AustraliaMelbourne, VictoriaRetail hospitality
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/sport/coronavirus-victoria-super-spreader-linked-to-major-clusters/vp-BB12s03X
Hospitality
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AustraliaStanwell Tops, NSWPossible US visitor via LVWedding
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-20/coronavirus-case-numbers-linked-to-nsw-south-coast-wedding-rises/12074280
6-Mar6-Mar66Party
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AustraliaQueenstown"Overseas exposure"World Hereford Conference
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2020/03/coronavirus-24-cases-confirmed-from-world-hereford-conference.html
March 9-1311-Mar71Professional Networking
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AustriaIschgl"Barkeeper"Aprés-Ski Events
https://jcm.asm.org/content/jcm/early/2020/04/03/JCM.00588-20.full.pdf
Late Febr/Early MarchParty/Ski
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BrazilBahia state"Guest"Wedding
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-rio/a-brazilian-woman-caught-coronavirus-on-vacation-her-maid-is-now-dead-idUSKBN21B1HT
Early March10-Mar70Party
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BrazilRioPresumed intl guestsEngagement party
https://epoca.globo.com/sociedade/coronavirus-se-alastra-entre-convidados-de-noivado-na-alta-sociedade-carioca-24324313
7-Mar7-Mar67Party
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BrazilRondôniaTwo partieshttps://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-52289264March 11-1312-Mar72Party
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BrazilSão PauloBday party
https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-52196526
13-Mar13-Mar73Party
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BrazilCearaBday lunch7-Mar7-Mar67Party
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CanadaCalgary, Alberta"Pastor from Singapore"Group prayer in local home
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-man-fights-for-his-life-as-family-quarantined-with-covid-19/
6-Mar-206-Mar66Religious
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CanadaSt. John's, NewfoundlandFunerals
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/n-l-announces-32-new-covid-19-cases-woman-arrested-for-disobeying-isolation-order-1.4867889
March 15-1716-Mar76Funeral
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CanadaMission Institution, B.C.Outbreak at Mission Institution prison
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-april-23-1.5540350
AprilMass Residential
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CanadaRacineStreet hockey game with 20 people
https://www.lapresse.ca/covid-19/202004/03/01-5267955-le-rendez-vous-de-racine-une-partie-de-hockey-a-lorigine-dune-eclosion.php
29-Feb29-Feb60Sports Participation
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CanadaVancouver, B.C.Professional trade conference
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-exposure-dentist-who-attended-vancouver-convention-has-died-1.4866424
March 5-76-Mar66Professional Networking
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CanadaB.C., Lower MainlandPoultry processing plants
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-april-23-1.5540350
AprilMeat Processing
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CanadaEdmonton"Recent visitor to Las Vegas"Curling
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/u-of-c-doctors-test-positive-for-covid-19-cases-linked-to-edmonton-curling-bonspiel/
March 11-1412-Mar72Sports Participation
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CanadaChristopher Lake Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wilderness Rally supper
saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/she-handled-tickets-and-cash-at-a-snowmobile-rally-supper-then-she-tested-positive-for-covid-19-1.4880217
March 14March 1474Party
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CanadaHigh River, AlbertaMeat processing
https://globalnews.ca/news/6840440/coronavirus-worker-concerns-high-river-cargill-plant/
March/AprilMeat Processing
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Charles de GaulleAt seaWarship
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52308073
Ship at Sea
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ChinaHuai’anLocal swimmerUse of swimming facility
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1262785/coronavirus-chinese-scientists-covid-19-high-temperatures
JanuarySports Participation
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Diamond Princess At seaCruise ship
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e3.htm
February 7–2315-Feb46Ship at Sea
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EstoniaSaaremaaChanpagne festival, Volleyball Championship
https://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/art-2000006479600.html
4-Mar4-Mar64Sports Audience
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FinlandSipooParty
https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000006464211.html
"Early March"Party
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FinlandLeviSki resort
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/multiple_coronavirus_cases_linked_to_lapland_ski_resorts_to_close_next_week/11268683
"Early March"10-Mar70Party/Ski
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Finland"Southern Finland"Wedding
https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000006464211.html
Early MarchParty
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FinlandVuokatti, Kainnu Italian vball players"Freeform gathering"/x-country skihttps://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11295992Early-mid march10-Mar70Party/Ski
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FranceContamines-MontjoieSteve WalshUse of ski facility
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/europe/steve-walsh-uk-coronavirus-patient-intl-gbr/index.html
January 24-2826-Jan26Party/Ski
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FranceMulhouseGroup prayer, face-to-face networking
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-church-spec/special-report-five-days-of-worship-that-set-a-virus-time-bomb-in-france-idUSKBN21H0Q2
Mid-February15-Feb46Religious
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FranceCrépy-en-ValoisHigh School
https://www.lepoint.fr/sante/coronavirus-tests-serologiques-enfin-les-premiers-resultats-en-france-23-04-2020-2372616_40.php
School
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GermanyBirkenfeldCattle slaughterhouse
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/corona-infektionen-fleischbetrieb-unter-quarantaene-16729300.html
Meat Processing
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GermanyFrankfurtBaptist church prayer
https://www.hessenschau.de/gesellschaft/ueber-100-covid-19-infektionen-gottesdienst-besucher-sangen-und-trugen-keine-schutzmasken,corona-ausbruch-baptisten-reaktion-gemeinde-100.html
May 1010-May131Religious
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GermanyGroenloVion slaughterhouse
https://www.nieuweoogst.nl/nieuws/2020/05/25/bij-vion-groenlo-dragers-coronavirus-zonder-klachten
Early May1-May122Meat Processing
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GermanyGangelt4-hour-event. Live music, ritualized kissing.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/the-cluster-effect-how-social-gatherings-were-rocket-fuel-for-coronavirus
15-Feb-2015-Feb46Party/Festival
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Grand PrincessAt seaCruise ship
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e3.htm
February 11-2115-Feb46Ship at Sea
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Hong KongKwun TongCommunal hot-pot meal
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3049917/can-hotpot-meal-infect-you-coronavirus-hong-kong
January 2626-Jan26Party
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IndiaPunjabBaldev SinghGroup prayer
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/least-40-000-quarantined-india-after-single-priest-spread-coronavirus-n1171261
Religious
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IndiaSouth DelhiGroup prayer, minitry instruction
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/tablighi-jamaat-event-india-worst-coronavirus-vector-200407052957511.html
March 8-1310-Mar70Religious
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IsrealJerusalemOutbreak at school
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/three-teachers-in-jerusalem-school-test-positive-for-coronavirus-629574
Late May20-May141School
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ItalyCodogno"Matia"
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8050705/Trail-Italian-coronavirus-super-spreader-Marathon-runner-38-heart-crisis-Europe.html
February, 2020Party
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ItalyMilanSoccer game attendance
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-soccer-match-that-kicked-off-italys-coronavirus-disaster-11585752012
19-Feb19-Feb50Sports Audience
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JamaicaPortmoreCall center
http://financetnt.com/31-of-32-new-coronavirus-cases-in-jamaica-linked-to-alorica-call-center-government-announces-criminal-investigation/
March/AprilCall Center
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JapanOsakaConcert / Dancing
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/asia/japan-coronavirus.html
Mid-February14-Feb45Music / Singing
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MalaysiaKuala LampurMass religious rally
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/583127/sri-petaling-tabligh-gathering-remains-msias-largest-covid-19-cluster
Feb 27-March 129-Feb60Religious
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MalaysiaHisham HamdanBusiness meetings
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3073991/im-not-patient-zero-malaysias-26th-coronavirus-patient
Late FebruaryProfessional Networking
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Myanmar Yangon Religious gatherings
https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/myanmar-covid-19/pastors-arrested-holding-gatherings-amid-myanmars-covid-19-restrictions.html
Late March & early April1-Apr92Religious
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Mexico/TexasSpring break
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/austin-spring-breakers-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
Mid-MarchParty
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NetherlandsKesselFundaising music performance in small community
https://www.maurice.nl/2020/04/23/the-super-spread-event-on-march-5th-in-kessel/
March 5March 565Music / Singing / Party
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NetherlandsHeerdeChoir Practice
https://www.omroepgelderland.nl/nieuws/2448308/Koor-Heerde-verloor-zes-leden-aan-corona-40-procent-werd-ziek
March 9March 969Music / Singing
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NetherlandsAmsterdamChoir recital
https://www.trouw.nl/verdieping/die-ene-passion-die-wel-doorging-met-rampzalige-gevolgen~b4ced33e/
March 8March 868Music / Singing
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New ZealandBluffAIR NZ flight atteandantWedding
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12325403
21-Mar21-Mar81Party
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New ZealandMarist College, AucklandSchool
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12325403
MarchSchool
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New ZealandMatmata"Overseas exposure"St Patrick's Day party
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12325506
17-Mar17-Mar77Party
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New ZealandAuckland"Private function"
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New ZealandWellingtonWeddingParty
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New ZealandChristchurch
https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases/covid-19-significant-clusters
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PakistanLahoreMass religious rally
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-how-pakistan-became-a-coronavirus-super-spreader-to-the-muslim-world-1.8708783
March 11-1513-Mar73Religious
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PanshiShip at SeaTaiwanese ship on goodwill tour
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/taiwan-navy-races-to-trace-700-sailors-on-pacific-goodwill-tour-after-covid-19-cases-emerge
AprilShip at Sea
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QatarIndustrial AreaResidential compound
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/08/qatar-south-asian-migrant-workers-cant-afford-coronavirus-lockdown-world-cup-2022/
11-Mar11-Mar71Mass Residential
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Ruby PrincessAt seaCrew member serving foodCruise ship
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-20/ruby-princess-passengers-says-overseas-ignored-after-coronavirus/12162942
Mid-march15-Mar75Ship
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SingaporeSAFRA Jurong restaurantSinging, celebration
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/patients-in-safra-jurong-cluster-had-more-than-just-a-dinner-in-common
15-Feb15-Feb46Music / Singing / Party
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SingaporePunggol, Westlite Toh Guan Dormitory and Toh Guan DormitoriesDorimtory residences for foreign workershttps://co.vid19.sg/singapore/Mass Residential
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SingaporeGrand Hyatt hotel Servomex corporate meeting
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/four-overseas-cases-of-novel-coronavirus-linked-to-singapore-12404674
Late JanuaryProfessional Networking
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SingaporeYong Thai Hang health producs shopEmlpoyees and shop
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-after-2-cases-yong-thai-hang-health-products-shop-in-lavender-closed-as-more
Late JanuaryShop employees
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SingaporeSeletar Aerospace HeightsConstruction workers
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-coronavirus-construction-seletar-aerospace-heights-halt-12449426
FebruaryIndustrial
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SingaporeGrace Assembly of GodChurch
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/we-were-shunned-by-some-says-grace-assembly-pastor
FebruaryReligious
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SingaporeRock Climbing Gym(s)Rock climbing
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/covid-19-gym-says-two-more-cases-linked-to-it-ceases-operations-for-now-072953316.html
February/MarchSports Participation
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SingaporeThe Life Church and Missions SingaporeChurch
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/covid-19-first-death-in-singapore-was-from-life-church-and-missions-cluster
FebruaryReligious
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SingaporePCF Sparkletots preschoolPreschool
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-covid-19-cases-pcf-sparkletots-fengshan-mar-25-12574708
MarchSchool
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South AfricaBloemfontein, Free StateMultiple goup prayer sessions, shared meals
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200409-how-a-pro-israel-spiritual-diplomacy-event-became-a-covid-19-super-spreader-in-south-africa/
March 10-1110-Mar70Religious
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South AfricaNelson Mandela BayFuneral
https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2020-04-18-how-eastern-cape-funeral-drove-infection-spike/
21-Mar21-Mar81Funeral
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South KoreaDaegu"Patient 31"Prayer, medical visits
https://graphics.reuters.com/CHINA-HEALTH-SOUTHKOREA-CLUSTERS/0100B5G33SB/index.html
Feb 9-1715-Feb46Religious
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South KoreaItaewon district of Seoul29-year-oldMultiple bar visits
https://torontosun.com/news/world/south-korean-super-spreader-linked-to-54-new-cases-after-one-night-of-partying
April 29-May 6May 3124Party
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South KoreaCheonanZumba class instructional event, lasting 4 hours
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/18/health/fitness-classes-coronavirus-korea-wellness/index.html
Early MarchMarch 363Sports Participation
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South KoreaBucheonLogistics Center
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200528001954320?section=news
Late MayMay 20141Distribution Center
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South KoreaSeoulCall center
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3074781/coronavirus-new-clusters-emerge-south-korea-cases-reach-7869
Early MarchCall Center
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South KoreaDance School
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3074781/coronavirus-new-clusters-emerge-south-korea-cases-reach-7869
Dancing
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SpainVitoria-GasteizFuneral
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/07/spanish-town-faces-police-lockdown-to-contain-coronavirus
Late February25-Feb56Funeral
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United KingdomNorth Cheltenham3-day horse racing event
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/leaked-map-shows-postcode-next-4071259
March 10-1311-Mar71Sports Audience
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United StatesChicago, Illinois"A1.1" (CDC designation)Potluck meal; collective grieving at funeral, embracing
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6915e1-H.pdf?utm_campaign=wp_the_daily_202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_daily202
February, 2020Funeral
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United StatesChicago, Illinois"A1.1" (CDC designation)Birthday party
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-man-covid-19-spread-chicago-social-distancing-12623618
February, 2020Party
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United StatesBoston, MassachusettsBiogen corporate health-care conference
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/us/coronavirus-biogen-boston-superspreader.html
Feb 26-2726-Feb57Professional Networking
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United StatesWestport, Connecticut 40th birthday party
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/coronavirus-westport-connecticut-party-zero.html
5-Mar5-Mar65Party
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United StatesPrinceton, NJParty
https://planetprinceton.com/2020/03/18/single-party-in-princeton-linked-to-most-of-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-in-the-mercer-county-region/
29-Feb29-Feb60Party
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United StatesAlbany, GeorgiaTwo funerals
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-the-coronavirus-is-doing-to-rural-georgia
February 29, March 73-Mar63Funeral
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United StatesMaine"Traveling salesperson"Business meetings
https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-cdc-documents-so-called-coronavirus-super-spreader/32107107
MarchNetworking
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United StatesWashington State, Skagit CountySinging, with singers spaces two feet apart
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-29/coronavirus-choir-outbreak
10-Mar10-Mar70Singing
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United StatesNew Rochelle, New York"New Rochelle lawyer"Sabbath services, funeral, Bar Mitzvah
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/10/us/new-rochelle-coronavirus/index.html
Funeral / Religious / Party
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United StatesKetchum, IdahoSki area party
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/why-an-idaho-ski-destination-has-one-of-the-highest-covid-19-rates-in-the-nation?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_040320&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5e131aeff543e673ba4f186f&cndid=59592169&hasha=7ca42d2e51c4a90226cf766520127ec1&hashb=8f3ce700dc0c18a86665e16bb9ce729b029bf146&hashc=c00e3587eb839c0f85e8e5754295983c16fad656454664db52fa15142346ec2d&esrc=Auto_Subs&utm_term=TNY_Daily
6-Mar6-Mar66Party
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United StatesDetroit, Michigan Marlowe Stoudamire (?)Networking, group meal
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/03/28/coronavirus-detroit-police-pancake-breakfast/2931224001/
6-Mar6-Mar66Networking
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United StatesCHIIŁCHINBII’TÓ, Ariz.Chilchinbeto Church of the Nazarene Zone Rally
https://navajotimes.com/coronavirus-updates/two-deaths-in-western-may-have-been-covid-virus-spread-at-church-rally/
7-MarReligious
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United StatesDenver83 yr old womanBridge group
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/us/coronavirus-bridge-colorado-springs.html?referringSource=articleShare
March 1313-Mar73Boardgames
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United StatesSioux Falls, S.D.Pork processing
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2020/04/13/smithfield-foods-close-sioux-falls-plant-indefinetly-amid-covid-19-outbreak/2982640001/
March/AprilMeat Processing