Hundreds of thousands of motorcycles gathered in the United States

There is a huge risk of viral transmission in the United States. However, despite public opposition, the US city of Sturgis held a motorcycle rally attended by hundreds of thousands of people. After the event, local officials have been informed of dozens of cases of infection. Experts say that the impact of the rally may not be able to estimate. According to US media reports such as the New York Post and CNN, the rally was held from August 7 to 16, local time. South Dakota health officials said on the 20th that they had known many people diagnosed after attending the rally, but refused to give specific figures, saying that there were no more than 25 cases. One of them had spent more than five hours in a local busy bar and might have infected other customers. < p > < p > < p > the Washington Post pointed out that officials were not very worried at the press conference because less than 25 cases were found four days after the event. However, they also admitted that they did not know what the impact of these confirmed cases would have, and that they were unable to track contacts. They only issued a tip at the relevant bar. Benjamin Ecker, President of the South Dakota Medical Association, said the real impact of the campaign may have been incalculable, and the known confirmed cases may have infected others, officials have no idea. “The confirmed case in the bar should be the focus of health officials and try to track contacts from this person.” Said Ike. According to US media, although more than 60% of the residents of Sturgis object to holding rallies during the outbreak, the local government still chooses to continue for the sake of economy. According to the statistics of the transportation department, a total of 462000 motorcycles came during the event, and not many people were wearing masks or keeping social distance. CNN said it was one of the largest gathering activities in China since the outbreak of the U.S. epidemic. (overseas website Zhao Jianxing)