COVID-19 outbreak at Trump Club: institution accused of neglect of security measures

“Due to some of our employees recently testing positive for COVID-19, we are temporarily suspending service at the Beach Club and à la carte dining,” a Mar-a-Lago Florida employee said in a recent email. Writes about this People.

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The Donald Trump Club is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19, which has sparked outrage from one local lawmaker.

“It’s clear to me that people at Mar-a-Lago are cavalier and careless about wearing masks,” says state Rep. Omari Hardy, who unsuccessfully tried to shut down the club in January.

The AP reported Friday that there was a coronavirus outbreak among “some employees” at Mar-a-Lago, a private club in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump lives. Club services have been partially suspended.

“We have already taken all necessary response measures in accordance with CDC guidelines, including thorough sanitization and cleaning of all affected areas and all club facilities, and we will continue our enhanced cleaning regime,” the club said in an email.

The email said that the banquet and event facilities are still open.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we have quarantined some employees and closed part of the club for a short period of time,” a Trump Organization spokeswoman said on March 19.

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The newspaper said there are dozens of employees at the club during the winter season, although the Trump Organization did not say how many people were affected by the outbreak.

“Since the restaurant and food at the beach club are not available, we cannot do our normal activities,” a club member told People. “I hope it doesn’t last long, but it’s better to be safe.”

Mar-a-Lago was known as one of the places potentially at risk of the coronavirus outbreak after Trump snapped a photo with a Brazilian official during a competition there last March. The club has faced criticism for not complying with COVID-19 warning rules and hosting several events, including a New Year's party, which Hardy filed a complaint about earlier this year.

Mar-a-Lago social media sources say the club is approaching safety during the pandemic as calmly as the surrounding city — and many in the Trump White House. Social distancing and wearing masks are often ignored.

“You would never know there was a pandemic in Palm Beach,” says one source.

Some of the regulars stayed on the sidelines and did not come to the club at all.

Rep. Hardy says he first became concerned about the club's rules "after seeing a video of a New Year's Eve party from Mar-a-Lago with unmasked guests."

“I was worried about the workers,” he says. “They deserve to work in a safe environment.”

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“Employees wear masks and wash their hands, but club management not requiring guests to follow CDC guidelines is concerning,” Hardy says. “Essentially, they allow guests to jeopardize the health of workers.”

Palm Beach County has a requirement that all guests must wear masks if they are not eating or drinking, says Hardy, but he believes that "it must be difficult to ask guests to wear masks."

“I'm just worried about doing the right thing,” he adds. — Mar-a-Lago guests believe they have the right to endanger the health of others. It's important to protect everyone."

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