President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at Show Me Center, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Cape Girardeau, MO. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
Business Insider: Trump's upcoming campaign rally could be the US's next coronavirus superspreading hot spot
* President Trump will hold his first campaign rally in months on June 20 at Tulsa, Oklahoma's BOK Center — an indoor arena that fits more than 19,000 people.
* Before registering, rally participants have been asked to sign a waiver and "assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19" before attending.
* Research suggests large, indoor gatherings, like the upcoming rally, are responsible for most coronavirus transmission.
* While an average person with the coronavirus infects about two other people, an infected person can sometimes pass the virus to far more people during such gatherings: This is called a superspreader event.
President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, and his impending indoor rally could exacerbate the spread of the coronavirus.
The president announced that he would be holding his first Make America Great Again rally in four months on June 20 at Tulsa's BOK Center, an indoor sports arena and concert venue that can seat more than 19,000 people.
But according to public health experts, large, indoor gatherings like the upcoming rally are the sites of coronavirus superspreader events, in which a small number of individuals infect a disproportionately large number of other people.
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WNU Editor: I agree with the health experts that these events could become super-spreader events. But I am willing to bet that at this Trump rally the vast majority will be taking precautions and will be wearing a mask .... Trump economic adviser urges wearing of masks at Tulsa rally (Reuters). But what bugs me about the main stream media is that while they are focused on President Trump .... Trump rally called ‘dangerous move’ in age of coronavirus (AP), they are ignoring or downplaying events like the one below.
This was the scene as thousands of people gathered in Brooklyn on Sunday for a rally and a silent march to call attention to violence against black transgender women.— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2020
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