Iowa man holds horse auction drawing 600 people but he broke no laws, governor says

[Robert59]

An Iowa man held a horse auction this week that drew about 600 people, despite pleas from health officials during a time of social distancing and shelter-in-place orders to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Ura Gingerich held the auction Thursday in Wayne County, about 78 miles south of Des Moines. He told local health officials he wanted to sell his horses so that he could move to Ohio, according to a statement from the Wayne County health officials provided to CNN affiliate KCCI. CNN has reached out to Gingerich but has not heard back.


https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/us/iowa-horse-auction-coronavirus/index.html

 

[WhatInThe]

Well at least attendees were pre screened and they were sitting/standing outside which is better than an indoor environment. Some feel the confined spaces of the subway or elevators in NYC are one of the problem environments in which to catch the virus.