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<\/div>What was supposed to be a socially-distanced, drive-in Chainsmokers concert quickly degraded into the sort of packed, close-quarters event one might have attended in the Before Times.<\/p>
Now, New York’s Department of Health says it will investigate the July 25 concert as a health hazard, NBC News <\/a><\/em>reports<\/a>. The close quarters and spotty mask-wearing make it all but certain that concertgoers walked away from the Southampton venue with more than memories of a mediocre EDM-pop band — it’s reasonable to expect that many will have caught COVID-19 as well.<\/p> “Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted<\/a>. “I am appalled. The Department of Health will conduct an investigation. We have no tolerance for the illegal & reckless endangerment of public health.”<\/p> Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations. I am appalled.<\/p> The Department of Health will conduct an investigation.<\/p> We have no tolerance for the illegal & reckless endangerment of public health.pic.twitter.com\/gf9kggdo8w<\/a><\/p> — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) July 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> It’s easy to joke. These are people who went out during a pandemic and risked it all to see The Chainsmokers, <\/em>after all. And the opener — we are not kidding — was the CEO of Goldman Sachs<\/a>, who performed a DJ set.<\/p> But the concert is also a damning indictment against trying to open too many businesses or lift too many restrictions<\/a> as the pandemic continues.<\/p> “I am greatly disturbed by reports concerning the ‘drive-in’ concert held in your town this past weekend, which apparently involved thousands of people in close proximity, out of their vehicles, a VIP area where there was no pretense of a vehicle, and generally not adhering to social distancing guidance,” New York health commissioner Howard Zucker wrote to Southampton supervisor Jay Scheiderman. “I am at a loss as to how the Town of Southampton could have issued a permit for such an event, how they believed it was legal and not an obvious public health threat.”<\/p> The post Officials Are Investigating The Chainsmokers for Spreading the Coronavirus<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> The rest is here: What was supposed to be a socially-distanced, drive-in Chainsmokers concert quickly degraded into the sort of packed, close-quarters event one might have attended in the Before Times. Now, New York\u2019s Department of Health says it will investigate the July 25 concert as a health hazard, NBC News reports . The close quarters and spotty mask-wearing make it all but certain that concertgoers walked away from the Southampton venue with more than memories of a mediocre EDM-pop band \u2014 it\u2019s reasonable to expect that many will have caught COVID-19 as well Continue reading
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