White House again flouts public health recommendations during holiday party season

Source: CNN | December 1, 2020 | Kate Bennett, Kristen Holmes and Betsy Klein

(CNN) – The White House kicked off its holiday party season on Monday, marking the start of more than a dozen festive group gatherings, even as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the country.

There are some safety protocols in place for the events, but most, if not all, of the holiday parties will still flout US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for size restrictions, as well as Washington, DC, restrictions for indoor gatherings, which is currently capped at 10 people.

The Trump White House itself has already been the epicenter of at least three Covid-19 outbreaks among staff and allies, and a series of events such as holiday gatherings will likely put in peril several hundred more guests, workers and staff.

Hours after White House Christmas decorations were unveiled, first lady Melania Trump hosted a “thank you” party and tour for several dozen of the volunteers who helped decorate the people’s house for the season, a White House official confirmed to CNN.

The volunteers, who traveled to the White House for the week from across the country, were tested as part of guidelines for decorating. However, publicly accessible social media images posted by partygoers indicate there was little social distancing at Monday’s event and many guests were not wearing masks.

They clustered together tightly in the White House Cross Hall foyer, cell phones up to capture images of Melania Trump speaking from a podium at a staircase landing, in the social media posts viewed by CNN.

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  • Consistent #45108

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    EVERYDAY #45118

    Before the Bidens move in, the White House will need to undergo a deep cleaning and sanitizing. The virus has to be in every nook and cranny of the house.

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