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Over 60 People Reportedly Test Positive For COVID-19 in Martha's Vineyard After Obama Birthday Party

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At least 63 people on the island of Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for COVID-19 following the 60th birthday party of former US President Barack Obama that took place last Saturday, Daily Mail reported.The Obama birthday party was earlier slammed online after pictures emerged showing maskless crowds - among them the former president himself - hitting the dance floor and engaging with each other inside the range of social distancing.According to reports, Obama's party was initially planned to welcome some 500 guests and 200 staffers but was later scaled back to some 300-400 people, all of whom, according to the ex-president, were close friends and family.A backlash followed, voiced by some Republicans and netizens, further angered by attempts in the media to defend a "sophisticated, vaccinated" crowd celebrating Obama's 60th birthday. Party attendees were criticized for failing to stick to pandemic rules, which some of Obama's guests had earlier promoted.Some critics suggested that the event could have been viewed as a "super-spreader", especially in light of footage emerging online that allegedly showed large tents installed on Martha's Vineyard before the birthday bash.

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Over 60 People Reportedly Test Positive For COVID-19 in Martha's Vineyard After Obama Birthday Party

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© AFP 2023 / JIM WATSONIn this file photo former US President Barack Obamas speaks during a mobilization event at Belle Isle Casino in Detroit, Michigan, with Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden, on October 31, 2020. - Barack Obama has scaled back plans for a big 60th birthday party this weekend, paring down a guest list of the rich and famous numbering in the hundreds due to the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, a spokeswoman said August 4, 2021. "The outdoor event was planned months ago in accordance with all public guidelines and Covid safeguards in place," Hannah Hankins said in a statement issued a day after the planned bash drew criticism, mainly from conservatives.

In this file photo former US President Barack Obamas speaks during a mobilization event at Belle Isle Casino in Detroit, Michigan, with Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden, on October 31, 2020. - Barack Obama has scaled back plans for a big 60th birthday party this weekend, paring down a guest list of the rich and famous numbering in the hundreds due to the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, a spokeswoman said August 4, 2021. The outdoor event was planned months ago in accordance with all public guidelines and Covid safeguards in place, Hannah Hankins said in a statement issued a day after the planned bash drew criticism, mainly from conservatives. - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.08.2021

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Former US President Barack Obama celebrated his 60th birthday last Saturday, throwing a large party that reportedly hosted some 400 people. Despite coronavirus cases surging across the United States and new pandemic-related rules being imposed, guests were spotted not wearing masks or bothering with social distancing.

"At this time we're not aware of any cases connected to the Obama party," Tisbury health agent and boards of health spokesperson Maura Valley told the Daily Mail. "It's a little too early and the only way we're going to know is through comprehensive contact tracing."

The Obama birthday party was earlier slammed online after pictures emerged showing maskless crowds - among them the former president himself - hitting the dance floor and engaging with each other inside the range of social distancing.

According to reports, Obama's party was initially planned to welcome some 500 guests and 200 staffers but was later scaled back to some 300-400 people, all of whom, according to the ex-president, were close friends and family.

A backlash followed, voiced by some Republicans and netizens, further angered by attempts in the media to defend a "sophisticated, vaccinated" crowd celebrating Obama's 60th birthday. Party attendees were criticized for failing to stick to pandemic rules, which some of Obama's guests had earlier promoted.

Some critics suggested that the event could have been viewed as a "super-spreader", especially in light of footage emerging online that allegedly showed large tents installed on Martha's Vineyard before the birthday bash.