Mardi Gras is New Orleans' signature expression of joy--and an epidemiologist's nightmare. Did carnival accelerate the spread of coronavirus in a city now staggering from one of the nation's worst outbreaks?

Mardi Gras is New Orleans' signature expression of joy--and an epidemiologist's nightmare. Did carnival accelerate the spread of coronavirus in a city now staggering from one of the nation's worst outbreaks? https://t.co/XzCOAEPSXe

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