100 test COVID positive at Taylor Swift-themed superspreader party

Taylor Swift fans organized a themed party in the star’s honour to celebrate the release of her version of Red. This occasion at Sydney, Australia, has turned out to be a superspreader event with around 100 attendees testing positive for the coronavirus. 

After the cases started getting confirmed, all fans have been urged to get tested immediately, and to self-isolate for at least a week. Reports have confirmed that the pop star herself was not in attendance. Taylor, who recently turned 32, has decided to re-record her albums to maintain control of the discography, after her manager, Scooter Braun, purchased the masters rights for the same.

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Meanwhile, the New South Wales (NSW) Health Department has identified Sydney’s Metro Theatre as a significant venue of concern. The department released a statement, warning the public, saying “NSW Health is urgently contacting 600 people who attended Metro Theatre at this time and checked in via the QR code and is directing them and members of their households to immediately get tested and follow public health advice. NSW Health is appealing for anyone who attended but did not check in using the QR code to urgently get tested and isolate and for the community to ensure other potential attendees are aware of this advice”. 

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The NSW Health department has concluded the statement urging everybody to be specially careful with the festive season coming up. Naturally, everybody is concerned about curbing the spread of the virus, amid an increasingly worrying global scenario. 

If people flout the directives of testing, isolation, and other mandated safety practices, they are liable to pay a hefty fine. Individuals now have to pay $5,000 as compared to the $1,000 they had to pay earlier. 

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NSW Health’s stringent measures have been reflected by the global community, with cities like Paris cancelling the traditional fireworks display on New Year’s eve, in an attempt to prevent too many people gathering and increasing chances of being infected.