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COVID outbreak hits nudists at France's 'Naked City'

COVID outbreak hits nudists at France's 'Naked City'

By Semi Turaga
25/08/2020
150 people testing positive after staying at or visiting the clothing-optional beach destination in southern France. [Image: kctv5]

The world's largest nudist resort is at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak with nearly 150 people testing positive after staying at or visiting the clothing-optional beach destination in southern France.

Nine News reports local health authorities say 95 people staying at Cap d'Agde Naturist Village, on the Mediterranean coast of France's Occitanie region, were found to have COVID-19, while a further 50 who went through the resort also tested positive on their return home.

Occitanie Regional Health Authorities conducted three days of testing last week at Cap d'Agde. The two first rounds of testing, involving 490 people, found 95 were infected with COVID-19. An additional 310 results are currently being analysed.

Sometimes called the "Naked City," Cap d'Agde is the world's largest clothing-optional beach resort, attracting as many as 40,000 guests on any given day during a typical high season.

Visitors are free to be naked wherever they want -- restaurants and stores, post offices or banks, sailing boats or lounging on the long public beach, where nudity is obligatory, even for those not staying at the resort.

Non-residents can stay overnight at a naturist hotel, campground or rental units.

[Source: Nine News]

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