Reckless students have been holding "covid parties" - inviting people with the killer virus and taking bets on who will catch it first, it has emerged.
Participants put money in a pot, and the first to be diagnosed with coronavirus wins the cash, according to reports in the US.
Officials in Alabama say they are stunned after the dangerous trend came to light. A fire chief said he thought it was a joke when he first found out about it.
Flabbergasted Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry told ABC News that people were deliberately getting infected - and branded the irresponsible actions "make no sense".
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