An inflatable Christmas costume may be to blame after dozens of staffers at a California hospital tested positive for COVID over the past week.Emergency Department has confirmed that 43 staffers had contracted the disease between December 27 and January 1, after an employee"briefly" entered wearing an"air-powered costume" on December 25.
In addition, blow-up costumes will"obviously" no longer be allowed in the hospital's emergency department, which is undergoing deep cleaning and remains open, Chavez said. The exact type of inflatable costume worn was not immediately clear. Face coverings are required in all hospital areas and officials said common spaces, such as break rooms, will now have stricter limitations on staff gathering numbers.