Mayor: ‘Give Us Evidence’ Potluck Caused Virus Cluster At Honolulu Hale
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The headquarters of Honolulu’s city government has seen its total cases rise to at least 13.
State health officials say an employee potluck potentially caused the recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Honolulu Hale, but Honolulu’s mayor says he has no idea what they’re talking about.
In a news release Monday, the state’s COVID-19 Joint Information Center cited the potluck as a “potential transmission source” for 11 cases of the virus found at the headquarters for Oahu’s city government over the past two weeks.
However, the only recent event to resemble a potluck on Honolulu Hale grounds was a city employee’s July 24 retirement party held outside the building on the Civic Center campus, according to Mayor Kirk Caldwell.
Some 25 to 30 participants collected bentos at the party over a two-hour period, Caldwell told Civil Beat on Wednesday. The city has a list of the employees who purchased the bentos and none of them have tested positive for COVID-19, he added.
“We don’t believe it came” from the retirement event, Caldwell said.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/08/mayor-give-us-evidence-potluck-caused-virus-cluster-at-honolulu-hale/