Florida governor refuses to close beaches as coronavirus cases rise

[BUtterfield 8 41,818]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Tuesday that he will not be ordering the beaches in his state to close despite growing concerns over the international COVID-19 outbreak, NBC News reports. 

DeSantis said that beaches in the state must adhere to guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has advised the public to practice social distancing and avoid gatherings with more than 10 people.

"What we're going to be doing for the statewide floor for beaches, we're going to be applying the CDC guidance of no group on a beach more than 10 and you have to have distance apart if you're going to be out there. So that applies statewide," DeSantis reportedly said at a press conference.

"We've seen some big crowds on the west coast of Florida and I've had a chance to speak to mayors on both coast today," DeSantis also said, according to a local NBC affiliate. "If ... they want to continue to [leave the beach open], we want them to have the freedom to do that, but we also want them to have the freedom to do more if they see fit." 

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/488302-florida-governor-refuses-to-close-beaches-amid-covid-19-outbreak?amp&__twitter_impression=true

[Maleficent 6]

If you have a underlying condition or are over the age of 60 just stay home. The dangerous beach-goers can't get you if you self-isolate, and they can still enjoy their lives. 

[elijahfan 27,486]

I mean, what do you expect when you put morons in charge everywhere..... 

[Mindblown 6,746]

Nobody's going to listen, close the beaches. 

[Jill 31,812]

4 minutes ago, Blue Lagoon said:

R

that one letter that made everything suddenly make sense

[ShayCristoforo 10,607]

Social distancing is not gonna work when you're squishing sand in between your toes, and making nasty coronavirus sand castles

[BUtterfield 8 41,818]

1 minute ago, ShayCristoforo said:

nasty coronavirus sand castles

Ew

[TEMPLE 1,358]

Florida trash, what's new.

[OBEY 57,109]

At the end of Last week, the prime minister of my province, Quebec (Canada) forced the closure of schools, universities, daycares, cinemas, gyms, ski resorts, cinemas, national parks... like  This is not hard omg. 

 

[ThisGuyTony 34,976]

Nobody is gonna get the severity of this until it’s too late...

[Jill 31,812]

2 minutes ago, OBEY said:

At the end of Last week, the prime minister of my province, Quebec (Canada) forced the closure of schools, universities, daycares, cinemas, gyms, ski resorts, cinemas, national parks... like  This is not hard omg. 

 

The Florida governor thought ahead and imagined all the "Florida man" headlines this closure would cause, aka: "Florida man shuts beaches down". This makes it seem as if the governor owns a wh0rehouse

[LateToCult 41,864]

8 minutes ago, ShayCristoforo said:

Social distancing is not gonna work when you're squishing sand in between your toes, and making nasty coronavirus sand castles

Alexa play Sandcastles by Beyoncé 

[Mister G 10,512]

These students are stupid.

[AsleepOnTheCeiling 6,974]

My thought is that he cares more about the state economy than the well-being of the people. 

[Lion Heart 15,041]

I mean, if he's closing bars, restaurants, and gyms, he should close the beaches too.