Thousands visit beaches as Southern California experiences heat wave amid coronavirus outbreak
Source: The Hill
BY JUSTIN WISE
Thousands of people poured onto beaches in Orange County over the weekend as Southern California experienced its first major heat wave of the year, even as officials continue to urge visitors to avoid mass gatherings and practice social distancing due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Photos and videos showed Huntington Beach and Newport Beach lined with crowds on Saturday. More than 40,000 people were estimated to have visited Newport Beach on Friday, The Associated Press reported.
The swarm of visitors came as beaches remained closed under stay-at-home orders in Los Angeles and San Diego counties. Beaches operated by the state have also remained closed, according to the AP.
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Orange County reopened its beaches with modified restrictions for nearby areas. Parking lots and piers were reportedly closed to prevent an influx of out-of-town visitors. Ventura County, about 70 miles north of Los Angeles, also reopened its beaches while keeping parking lots closed.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/494715-thousands-visit-orange-county-beaches-as-region-experiences-heat-wave
C Moon
(12,188 posts)msongs
(67,199 posts)know the territory well
C Moon
(12,188 posts)Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)Looks safe to me.
C Moon
(12,188 posts)I'm curious when it was taken, because Newport looks about the same on the webcams I've looked at.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)The virus approves.
"More hosts," it pleads. "We must reproduce!" it calls out.
"As a peace offering, we COVID-19s are offering free ice cream and other refreshments to those who love freedom and get out to gather in nice big crowds. Thank you for your help and acceptance of our need to continue our campaign. We will try to make it quick."
"I am a virus and I approve this message."
A VOTE FOR COIVD-19 IS A VOTE FOR PERMANENT FREEDOM
(paid for by the COVID-19 Transmission Committee)
msongs
(67,199 posts)Hekate
(90,202 posts)Pardon me, but that sounded particularly ... hostile.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)will ignore & the hospitals will be stressed, more people will die.
Warpy
(110,913 posts)from 73 to 88 and we'll be in the mid 90s by the end of the week. No one has put their swamp coolers together for the season and few have the items to do so. It's going to be miserable.
We're landlocked, so no beaches.
Beaverhausen
(24,467 posts)ananda
(28,783 posts)There seems to be some kind of psychological
component that compels people to dance/party
in the face of death.
RobinA
(9,878 posts)component is not liking to be cooped up this long. Im not arguing against ordering it, but their ability to keep people quarantined is only so long as people are willing to be quarantined. And that wasnt infinite.
regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)...or we'd be have a groovy new hit teen flick, COVID Beach Party.
Polybius
(15,239 posts)Annette Funicello is sadly gone though.
iluvtennis
(19,758 posts)outbreak. Can't ya'll just stay at home.
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)So VERY stupid.
Guess some are just dying to get out of the house.
Maxheader
(4,366 posts)City folk are great people...very socially accustomed..adjusted..
May they stay healthy...