Mardi Gras celebrations toned down after last year s revelry may have led to COVID-19 spike in New Orleans yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fat Tuesday is looking a little leaner than in previous years.
New Orleans had previously announced that all Mardi Gras parades a fixture of the city’s annual celebrations would be canceled ahead of the holiday, amid concerns that such gatherings would become super spreader events of the COVID-19 virus. What’s more, all bars within the city were ordered to close as of last Friday, and to remained closed through Feb. 16, for the same reason. We’re worried about the entire city and that’s why we’re putting these guidelines in place, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said earlier this month when announcing the latest regulations for bar owners.