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Scottsdale night club charged with failing to follow Covid protocols

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Scottsdale night club charged with failing to follow Covid protocols

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Popular night clubbing area "Old Town" in Scottsdale has been ordered to follow covid protocols when open to lower spread of the virus. Arizona has been fully open for some time now, including night clubs and bars. One popular night club in Old Town, Riot House, has been charged with a misdemeanor for failing to follow health protocols. Fully open close contact businesses like night clubs and bars have been pointed to as to why Arizona cases have spiked in recent weeks.

As a student at Arizona State, i personally frequented Old Town and Riot House as many students do, so to see criminal charges being brought against them caught my eye. Although it is unlikely the owners will face serious legal trouble, it is clear they placed profit over health. Places like Riot House and other nightclubs currently open during the pandemic likely served as super spreader hot spots. These hot spots also likely played a large role in why Arizona is currently a global covid hotspot. I personally know many friends and acquaintances who attended night clubs in Old Town and Mill Ave in the previous weeks who have now tested positive for the virus.
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Date (Dublin Core)

June 25, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

@azcentral

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Armaan Sharma

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST485

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

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Publisher (Dublin Core)

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Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Business & Industry
English Social Distance
English Conflict
English Food & Drink

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

bar
nightclub
Scottsdale
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Riot House
Hot Spot
Arizona

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Scottsdale
nightclub

Collection (Dublin Core)

Law Enforcement
Service Industry

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

06/26/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

07/11/2020
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Date Created (Dublin Core)

06/25/2020

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This item was submitted on June 26, 2020 by Armaan Sharma using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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