Can you use an Airbnb for a baby shower?

@Alexandra316  Moralizing or localizing?

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/medical-advances/507810-leaked-white-house-document-...

Irrespective of messaging from the court jester, the White House Coronavirus Task Force has identified North Carolina among 18 states in the "red zone."

"This means that they have recorded more than 100 new cases per 100,000 state residents over the past week, as well as a diagnostic test positivity result over 10 percent. ...

Public health recommendations for states in red zones feature familiar messaging, including wearing a mask while in public, closing locations like bars and gyms, limiting gatherings to 10 people or less and social distancing."

North Carolina (pop. 10.5 million) is currently reporting only slightly fewer cases than the entirety of Canada (pop 37.8 million), with infection rates on a precipitous upward slope toward a breaking point for hospitals - which, when overwhelmed by Covid hospitalizations, have deeply diminished capacity to treat other health emergencies. And which are frequently lacking in the means to protect health workers - hundreds of whom have already died in the US as a direct result of their working conditions. 

I'm all for people making choices for themselves about what they do with their own bodies, but under these conditions, an outbreak caused by a gathering like this poses a mortal threat to untold numbers of people who did not choose to go to a totally frivolous party (which I presume will be within the next nine months, none of which are looking good for the US). 

But lucky us in Canada and Germany...it would be entirely plausible to hold this kind of baby shower where you and I live, but neither of our countries will let an American in at the moment.

Is it worth asking a host if I can host a baby shower in their backyard??? Or should I come up with another plan? I’m genuinely asking, I’m not a host and haven’t rented an Airbnb for a while.

I’m aware of the “no party” rule! However, my entire in-law side of the family lives far away and none of them have a “hosting friendly” house. I want to host a small, chill baby shower in someone’s backyard (I swear I’ll keep it clean and quiet!), but I don’t want to do so without asking. Do you all think any hosts would be open to me asking about this, or should I look for other options?

ETA: thank you all for the advice and feedback, I appreciate it! :) I wasn’t sure if it was worth going through all the asking etc, so I’m thankful to all those who chimed in. I was also scared that maybe hosts were able to leave me negative feedback or reviews or something if they didn’t like my request! So again, thank you. I’ve decided to look at other options besides AirBnBs :)

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