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2020-09-17 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Alles ist nicht in Ordnung in Gaarmisch-Partenkirchen

[Washington Examiner] German officials said they have tallied 59 coronavirus infections linked to a U.S. citizen accused of partying despite awaiting COVID-19 test results and showing symptoms of the illness.

The cluster of cases occurred in the Bavarian resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where the 26-year-old woman in question, who has not been identified, worked at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort. Some 740 tests were conducted in the town over the weekend, and officials are still awaiting results from 300 tests conducted on Monday, according to the Associated Press.

Markus Soeder, the leader of Bavaria, called the outbreak "a model case of stupidity." He said that he thinks the woman, who visited bars despite her pending test result, should be fined, noting that "such recklessness must have consequences."

The cluster of cases linked to the woman has resulted in a 10 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the closure of the 258-room Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, which is owned by the Pentagon and used by U.S. military forces. The facility will be shuttered for at least two weeks. The U.S. military is conducting an investigation into the outbreak, including contact tracing, according to John Tomassi, spokesman for the U.S. Army Europe.

Andrea Mayer, a spokeswoman for prosecutors in Munich, told the Associated Press that there is an "ongoing" investigation into the woman on suspicion of causing bodily harm.

Germany has had more than 265,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and at least 9,367 deaths since the pandemic began.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-17 02:05|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 Markus Soeder, the leader of Bavaria, called the outbreak "a model case of stupidity."

And egocentrism. Lets not forget psychotic egocentrism that confuses freedom with licence.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-09-17 03:51|| 2020-09-17 03:51|| Front Page Top

#2 No loss closing the Edelweiss as occupancy rates are woeful. If it weren't for holding conferences there, it probably would have been shuttered years ago.

That dame probably has some psycho issues. But I wonder if they will go around charging people with crimes if they go out with the flu. The flu can be a killer, right?

Posted by Clem 2020-09-17 08:08|| 2020-09-17 08:08|| Front Page Top

#3 And remember, freedom is a bad thing and must be stomped out if it interferes with anyone's hysteria...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-09-17 08:40|| 2020-09-17 08:40|| Front Page Top

#4 More:
A US citizen who allegedly refused to quarantine and instead went on a pub crawl in a Bavarian town — sparking a COVID-19 outbreak — has been named as a 26-year-old Florida woman who thanked her co-workers for going to her “rona party,” according to a report.

Yasmin Adli, who works at a hotel resort for US forces stationed in Germany, had been awaiting test results after a jaunt to Greece when she partied in Garmisch-Partenkirchen — although she already had a sore throat, the Daily Mail reported.

She allegedly texted several of her co-workers who had partied with her for several nights before receiving her positive result, according to the news outlet, which published a screenshot of a message in which she thanked them for showing up at her “rona party.”

“I didn’t know I had the rona when we went out,” the alleged super-spreader wrote, according to the report.

Posted by Frank G 2020-09-17 10:46|| 2020-09-17 10:46|| Front Page Top

#5 I guess her co-workers don't believe in this 'rona madness/hysteria.

Posted by Clem 2020-09-17 10:49|| 2020-09-17 10:49|| Front Page Top

#6 "59 coronavirus infections linked to a U.S. citizen accused of partying"

serious partying...

Posted by Mercutio 2020-09-17 13:34|| 2020-09-17 13:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Yasmin, have youever been in a ~~Turkish~~ Bavarian prison?

Posted by Thong Bumble1096 2020-09-17 14:05|| 2020-09-17 14:05|| Front Page Top

#8 ^I'm guessing a Bavarian prison is cleaner and more orderly than a Nevada hospital. But I've only ever been in the later, so it's hard to say.

I have been to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort. In fact, Garmisch-Partenkirchen ranks high on my list of places I would spend months at if I were rich enough to not have to work. So I'm not thrilled about other Americans souring the locals on us.

Posted by Secret Master 2020-09-17 14:28|| 2020-09-17 14:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Anyone who doesn't do what I think is a psycho?

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-09-17 18:25|| 2020-09-17 18:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Sounds like there were a lot of people out, not just her and her co-workers and the people working.

Appears people are more afraid of litigators, prosecutors, and morality police.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-09-17 19:00|| 2020-09-17 19:00|| Front Page Top

#11 ^ Flutaween?

Posted by Shemble the Limpid2166 2020-09-17 19:23|| 2020-09-17 19:23|| Front Page Top

#12 Gonna need some help there with flutaween.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-09-17 21:33|| 2020-09-17 21:33|| Front Page Top

#13 Committee for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Superflu [wikka wakka] ;-)

Posted by Shemble the Limpid2166 2020-09-17 22:09|| 2020-09-17 22:09|| Front Page Top

#14 Thank you Shemble; scary thing is I did look it up and....nothing.

So yeah, that's it.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-09-17 22:13|| 2020-09-17 22:13|| Front Page Top

#15 Flutaween = Florida + mutaween.

/Much easier than a JosephMendiola post!

Posted by trailing wife 2020-09-17 22:44|| 2020-09-17 22:44|| Front Page Top

#16 Hat tip and sip for JosephMendiola.

Hat tip and sip for Shipman.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-09-17 23:03|| 2020-09-17 23:03|| Front Page Top

#17 "59 coronavirus infections linked to a U.S. citizen accused of partying"

Lots of French kissing?

Posted by Clem 2020-09-17 23:21|| 2020-09-17 23:21|| Front Page Top

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