Health experts warn against big events

Health experts warn against big events

MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE CALLINGFOR EVERYONE TO GET ON-BOARDTO STOP THE SPREAD OF THEVIRUS.

THEY'RE WARNINGAGAINST BIG PUBLIC EVENTSRIGHT NOW.OUR MASON MAURO IS LIVE ATTULSA FAIRGROUNDS EXPOCENTER---- WHERE A LARGE ANDVERY POPULAR EVENT ISHAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.MASON?DR. DALE BRATZLER IS THECHIEF COVID OFFICER AT THEUNIVERSITY OFOKLAHOMA.

I ASKED HIM TODAYIF LARGE, INDOOR EVENTSSHOULD STILL BE HOSTED.

HISRESPONSE."THAT'S AN EASYONE.

NO, THEY SHOULDN'T BEHAPPENING."BUT ORGANIZERS HERE AT "ANAFFAIR OF THE HEART" TELL METHEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING INTHEIR POWER TO MAKE SURE THESHOW GOES ON SAFELY.(SOT Dr. Dale Bratzler / OUChief Covid Officer)00:25:41:52 "It'sirresponsible." 00:25:43:16ONE AFTER ANOTHER.

LARGESOCIAL GATHERINGS.INSIDEWALLS.UNDER A ROOF.

(SOTBratzler) 00:25:44:28 "Themedical community is sofrustrated that peoplearen't heeding the messagethat the virus is rapidlyspreading through thepopulation." 00:25:52:54UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA CHIEFCOVID OFFICER DR. DALEBRATZLER SAYS - AS COVIDCASES GROW - HEALTHCAREWORKERSARE GROWIING SHORT ON SPACE,STAFF.AND PATIENCE.VIDEO FROM INSIDE VICTORYCHRISTIAN CHURCH SHOWSCONCERT-GOERSPACKED INSIDE THE RENTED OUTWORSHIP CENTER.

DR. BRATZLERSAYS EVENTS like this AREPOTENTIAL SUPERSPREADERS.AND NEED TO STOPNOW.

(SOT Bratzler)00:26:03:39 "You can see howeasily it would be to spreadthe virus in an environmentlike that."00:26:09:48 BUT ORGANIZERSFOR BRAUM'S AN AFFAIR OF THEHEART SAY THEY'REWELL-EQUIPPED TO STOP THESPREAD.

EVEN AMIDST A SURGEOF COVID CASES.

(SOT KristinWare / Braum's An Affair ofthe Heart Show Promoter)07:10:29;18 "We consider allof those things whenplanning the show anddeciding how to move forwardor if to move forward."07:10:34;56 THE ARTS,CRAFTS, AND BOUTIQUE SHOW ISONAT THE FAIRGROUNDS' EXPOCENTER.

WANENMACHER'S - theworld's largest gun show -CANCELED AT THE VENUE LASTWEEKEND.

BUT THIS WEEKEND'SPROMOTERS FEEL SAFE GOINGFORWARD.CONSULTING WITHTULSA HEALTH OFFICIALS TOTAKE PROPER COVIDPRECAUTIONS.

EXPANDEDSPACE.FACE COVERINGREQUIREMENTS.SANITIZINGSTATIONS AND ONE-WAY AISLES.(SOT Ware) 07:12:05;10 "Wereally felt like people weredoing their part, for themost part, to spread out andmake it, like I said, kindof like a grocery store orother local boutique and notbe all up in each other'spersonal space." 07:12:16;52BUT DR. BRATZLER SITES ASTUDY.ONE OF EVERY 100PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY AREINFECTED WITH COVID.WHETHERTHEY KNOW IT OR NOT.

DR.BRATZLER KNOWS THE HOSPITALSCAN'TAFFORD MANY MORE.

(SOTBratzler) 00:26:24:17"Please help us."00:26:25:37I REACHED OUT TO VICTORYCHRISTIAN CHURCH ABOUT A"FRIENDSGIVING"EVENT THEY WERE PROMOTINGTHIS WEEKEND.

THE CHURCH'SPASTOR - PAUL DAUGHERTYTELLS ME IN A TEXT - THEYCHANGED THEIR EVENT TO BE AN"OUT TO EAT" STYLE DINNERWHERE PEOPLE TAKE A TURKEYAND LEAVE.

HE SAYS THEREWILL BE NO MEAL SERVEDINDOORS.

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