Florida reopens beaches less than 2 weeks after shut down

[johnnyrose]

Hundreds flock to Florida's reopened beaches as state death toll hits 726

Some beaches open with distancing restrictions after governor OKs openings ‘in a safe way

Hundreds of people in Florida reportedly flocked to several beaches as they reopened for “essential activities” after being closed because of the coronavirus outbreak, despite the state’s death toll climbing to 726.

When police removed barriers from one of these beeches on Friday, crowds cheered, CNN reported.

The Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who was widely criticized for moving slowly to contain the outbreak, permitted some re-openings.

DeSantis said some cities should feel free to re-open beaches and parks if doing so could be done safely, and with social-distancing restrictions.

“Do it in a good way,” DeSantis told reporters, saying people needed fresh air. “Do it in a safe way.”

The areas that reopened were in north Florida, including stretches of sand in Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, and Atlantic Beach, local TV reported.

The “essential activities” permitted at Jacksonville Beach include “recreational activities consistent with social distancing guidelines such as walking, biking, hiking, fishing, running, swimming, taking care of pets and surfing”.

“This beach will be open from 6am to 11am, and from 5pm to 8pm each evening,” local station WJAX said.

Sunbathing is not permitted. Other restrictions include prohibitions on towels and blankets, coolers and grills, and beach chairs, as well as “lingering on the beach without moving”, and gatherings exceeding 10 people.

“Folks, this could be the beginning of the pathway back to normal life, but please respect and follow these limitations,” said the Jacksonville mayor, Lenny Curry. “We’ll get back to life as we know it but we must be patient.”

(c) TheGuardian

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like a clown putting on a clown nose ..

 

[rananicolee]

Just like the Spanish Flu resurgence there will be a COVID resurgence and it'll hit harder. They're opening up way too soon. They care more about the economy than the lives of their citizens.  

[eli]

what could go wrong

[ohmymistake]

well the us is already at 700k infected i guess they're going for 5 million.

[PockyAddict1989]

what a bunch of idiots, selfish bastards. Just like the dumb asses in the #reopenamerica protests.

Edited April 19, 2020 by PockyAddict1989

[Jikrytae]

We have the dumbest leaders ever.

[delirium]

throw away the entire government and start over. did we really expect anything from loons that were actually having twitter beefs as thousands started dying?

and the people who think that being "bored" at home is worse than dying or willing to risk someone else dying just so that they can have a field day can go, too