Around 2,500 revelers attended a party that started Dec. 31, 2020, in a disused warehouse in Lieuron, France. “We must consider that all the participants in this rave party were exposed,” regional health official Stéphane Mulliez told radio network France Bleu. Partying continued Friday, even as French officials pleaded with the participants to leave and as inquietude mounted within the French government. France’s BFM television channel reported that one scenario involved the deployment of the French military to the party site. French officials fear that year-end parties, including the rave in Lieuron, will trigger a surge in new infections in the coming weeks.

Source: Washington Post January 02, 2021 13:59 UTC