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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums60,000 people headed to Georgia after it allowed some businesses to open
and it led to the exact scenario researchers warned could make matters worseAs Georgia began to re-open non-essential businesses like movie theaters and hair salons, tens of thousands of people from neighboring states poured in, potentially risking a further spread of the coronavirus just as researchers had warned.
According to research by University of Maryland scientists, 62,441 out of state visitors poured into Georgia after April 24 when many businesses re-opened. The biggest proportion of those visitors, 17%, came from Florida, which has been the most cautious in allowing businesses to re-open.
The uptick in travel 13% over the average from previous weeks is worrying, and yet totally unsurprising, to scientists studying the outbreak.
"It's exactly the kind of effect we've been worried about," Maegan Fitzpatrick, who studies infectious diseases at the University, told the Washington Post. "This is not an unpredictable outcome with businesses opening in one location and people going to seek services there."
https://news.yahoo.com/60-000-people-headed-georgia-143132026.html
Shermann
(7,358 posts)I really don't get it.
jimfields33
(15,473 posts)You have to fill out a 3 page document, get a temperature and some other stuff. I heard 95 was backed up for miles. Im sure most gave up. Whod want to go through that.
sheshe2
(83,354 posts)jimfields33
(15,473 posts)That why New York was a mess and Florida dodged the bullet. New Yorkers all went to spring break in Florida and took it back with them. Floridians dont do spring break in Florida. They dont go to Disney much either.
MichMan
(11,790 posts)Much more likely that New Yorkers helped spread infection to the rest of the country
jimfields33
(15,473 posts)I give up on trying to figure out the virus spread. I dont think theres any way of figuring it out. Some states seem ok and some are ravaged by it. I guess thats why its such a frustrating virus.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)although in this case, what they'll be taking home is free and longer lasting........
forthemiddle
(1,373 posts)My husband and I were teasing about taking an 8 hour road trip to Missouri to visit some breweries that were opening.
I cant wait to sit outside on a patio with a nice craft brew!
choie
(4,102 posts)which has been the most cautious in allowing businesses to re-open." Huh?