7th Annual Black Hills Sound of Silence Tesla Rally! May 15—17, 2020

[DavidB]

OMG. Mark your calendar for two weeks after the event for a surge in news about attendees coming down with COVID.

You were absolutely right.

COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a 10-Day Motorcycle Rally in a Neighboring State — Minnesota, August–September 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a 10-Day Motorcycle Rally ...

 

[Uncle Paul]

While not condoning the rally going forward, the lack of masks and the closer than 6' social distancing, the big thing that kinds stuck out to me was only one death that could be traced back to the rally.

While this Virus is continuing to spread, and send many to the hospital, lots more traffic fatalities were traced to the rally than covid.

Like me, many stayed home due to media and social pressures, so it could have been worse.

 

[BM3B]

Will it happen this year 2021? We probably don’t need another thread until it’s actually confirmed for 2021 or 2022.

 

[DavidB]

Will it happen this year 2021? We probably don’t need another thread until it’s actually confirmed for 2021 or 2022.

Yes, it is happening. Yes, it is confirmed. Yes, another thread has been created.

Sound Of Silence 2021 rally, May 21-23

 

[PLUS EV]

While not condoning the rally going forward, the lack of masks and the closer than 6' social distancing, the big thing that kinds stuck out to me was only one death that could be traced back to the rally.

While this Virus is continuing to spread, and send many to the hospital, lots more traffic fatalities were traced to the rally than covid.

Like me, many stayed home due to media and social pressures, so it could have been worse.

Considering this country has basically no contact tracing capabilities, I wouldn't read anything into these articles good or bad. It's obvious that the rally was a super spread event based on what we know about how the virus spreads. Full stop.