Without having access to actual data, at a glance the ratio of confirmed NSW cases person-to-person/overseas arrivals was at its closest in the 3-4 week period after the Sydney Mardi Grass (Feb 14)
Carnival time in NOLA is huge and the whole city is jammed in like sardines with all the visitors they get.
FWIW, despite the name similarity, Mardi Gras in NOLA is not a gay pride event like Sydney is, it's a whole community celebration which dates back to 1699. A massive portion of the local population from all walks of life get out and about for Mardi Gras and carnival time generally.
Threw mine away ....nasty germ ridden, virus carriers...
LMAO...do you suppose anyone knocked back the guy going down the line on that basis?
Indigenous peoples being gifted smallpox infected blankets scenario, recast in the modern age.