TOPLINEA massive motorcycle rally held earlier this month in South Dakota has been linked to at least 22 cases of the coronavirus, health officials said Friday, sparking concerns that the rally attended by hundreds of thousands may be a super-spreader event. Motorcycles and people crowd Main Street during the 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on August ... [+] 7, 2020 in Sturgis, South Dakota. It’s unclear how many total cases are linked to the rally in South Dakota, and the state’s health department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes. Key backgroundThe Sturgis city council approved the event in June despite a survey finding that 60% of residents were against it, CNN reported. Further readingSturgis Motorcycle Rally Attracts Thousands, With Few Masks And Little Social Distancing (Forbes)

Source: Forbes August 22, 2020 00:33 UTC