US elections: Was DNC a superspreader event of Covid? Netizens react as multiple attendees test positive – Times of India

Several attendees of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), including reporters and audience members, have tested positive for Covid-19 a few days after the event, reported the New York Post.
The four-day convention held in Chicago was attended by thousands, including Vice President Kamala Harris, who accepted the presidential nomination, and Tim Walz, who accepted the vice presidential candidate nomination.

A number of reporters disclosed their positive Covid-19 tests on social media, sharing images of their results. Christopher Wiggins, a senior national reporter, posted on social media platform X, “When you spend five days in Chicago for the DNC and come home with Covid-19. Womp womp.”

Human rights lawyer Yasmine Taeb shared a similar sentiment, stating, “Indeed. I arrived at the DNC healthy and hopeful and left very sick and disillusioned.”
Fred Wellman, host of the ‘On Democracy Pod’ podcast, added, “Oh man! I brought home so much sweet swag from the DNC! Coffee mugs, stickers, t-shirts, posters, buttons, bags, pins, and….Covid! SWEET!”
People also gave their reactions to the development on social media.

This year’s convention was the first major in-person Democratic event since 2016, as the Covid-19 pandemic had forced the 2020 convention to go virtual. Some attendees were seen wearing face masks, unlike the Republican National Convention (RNC), where no attendees were reportedly masked.