The cluster effect: how social gatherings were rocket fuel for coronavirus
Holding hands, kissing, sharing drinks from the same glass all helped spread the virus
On 15 February, a merry crowd wearing clown wigs and jester hats gathered in the town hall of Gangelt, a small western German municipality nestled by the Dutch border, to ring in the peak of the carnival season.
Beer and wine flowed aplenty as approximately 350 adults in fancy dress locked arms on long wooden benches and swayed to the rhythm of music provided by a live band.
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