The Coronavirus Spread In A Dallas Megachurch's Choir And Orchestra. Then It Hosted Mike Pence.
Source: buzzfeed
Posted on July 1, 2020, at 6:11 p.m. ET
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The choir sings at the First Baptist church in Dallas as an attendee stands during a "Freedom Sunday" rally, June 28.
At least five members of the choir and orchestra at the Dallas megachurch visited by Vice President Mike Pence this weekend tested positive for the coronavirus in June, according to Facebook posts and internal church emails reviewed by BuzzFeed News.
An additional orchestra member had symptoms several days after being exposed and was awaiting a test result in mid-June, according to a call for prayers sent to the church’s musicians.
None of those six people were at the First Baptist church in Dallas during Pence’s hour-and-a-half-hour visit on Sunday, but it's unclear how many of the musicians who performed for Pence may have been exposed during previous practices and performances with those who were infected.
Public health experts have expressed particular concerns about the dangers of indoor singing and wind instruments in large groups, which can readily spread the respiratory virus.
The choir and orchestra performed for Pence without masks, according to a video of the event reviewed by BuzzFeed News.
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Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosalindadams/mike-pence-dallas-megachurch-coronavirus
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A group of First Baptist Dallas choir and orchestra members contracted COVID-19 in the lead-up to Vice President Mike Pence’s visit on Sunday. An infectious disease expert called it “appalling.”
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