Not smart to have a party like that but the article leaves out when the other two started having symptoms. If they started this week then given that the party was on December 9th they would be out of the 14 day window if exposed to the party. Also given the first person started having symptoms 2 days after the party and median time from exposure to symptoms is 4-5 days it is more likely he was exposed to covid before the party (though cannot say for certain). All for trying to get people to avoid large social gatherings and to wear a mask but wish news outlets would stop with this kind of journalism that tries to degrade those with opposing political views.