Attendees of a Canada Day party in Calgary who became infected with COVID-19 say the virus 'spread like wildfire.'
CALGARY -- Attendees of a Canada Day party in Calgary who became infected with COVID-19 say the virus "spread like wildfire,” affecting more than a dozen people — about half of those invited.
Those who spent most of the party outside did not develop symptoms, whereas those who spent more than an hour with people inside became sick.“Obviously we let our guard down a little bit, we didn’t think we were at any risk," he said. “I’m not the only one from that particular event, there’s at least two or three of us that were sick, had the same symptoms, the same timeline and we’re not testing positive for whatever reason,” Tamara Burton said.
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