GUESTS who attended a recent house party in New Jersey belong to the "Knucklehead Hall of Fame", the State's Governor, Phil Murphy believes.
The indoor gathering attracted more than 700 revellers and has been blamed for fuelling a spike in positive COVID-19 cases.
"Over the past four days, we have reported roughly 2,000 new positive coronavirus test results. We are now back, plus or minus, to where we were roughly a month ago in the daily numbers of new cases," Murphy said.
"This is a reason why we have had to hit pause on expanding the restart of more indoor activities, like dining and health clubs, where people are more likely to be indoors for a longer amount of time, not wearing masks, and more likely to be in one place for a longer amount of time.
Yes, we all want --- and in many cases, need --- to blow off some steam...But, this is no time for anyone to be vying for induction into the Knucklehead Hall of Fame."
The pause means gyms, cinemas, bars and restaurants will remain closed.
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