Florida beaches will start reopening THIS EVENING: Jacksonville becomes first county to start easing

[Baitball Blogger]

Someone, now, start logging the coronavirus case in Duval.


Beaches in Jacksonville, Florida will be among the first in the United States to reopen to the public this evening following President Trump's announcement that states can decide themselves when to lift restrictions.

Republican Mayor Lenny Curry said he is letting the public back onto Duval County beaches at 5pm Friday for 'essential activities only' because he is 'encouraged' by the rate of infections and hospitalizations and said there is evidence they are flattening the curve.

'This can be the beginning of the pathway back to normal life,' he said on Thursday. 'Please respect and follow these limitations. Stay within the guidelines for your safety as well as for the safety of your neighbors.'

With cases still rising in Florida, the beaches re-opening goes against Trump's recommendations in his three-phase plan that infection rates should have declined for 14 days before re-opening begins.

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[onecaliberal]

1. Stupid is as stupid does.

[Voltaire2]

2. we are fucked

the idiots are going to spread this wide and far.

[struggle4progress]

4. "Wow! Seatbelts have really reduced the death rate of traffic accidents! So we can stop using them!"

[Roland99]

5. It's only been TWO WEEKS since the statewide Stay At Home order was issued. TWO WEEKS!!!

Italy went on a VERY strict lockdown well before we did the loosey-goosey thing here in FL and they're STILL on lockdown today...up thru at least May 3.

[MerryBlooms]

6. Hit the beaches and party, btw, no lifeguards...

What could go wrong?

[Baclava]

7. That's North Florida, panhandle beaches considering it too

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. What are "essential activities" on a beach, exactly?

[Arkansas Granny]

10. That's what I was wondering. Nothing comes to mind.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

11. Me neither

Fun activities, hardly essential (on the beach)

[VMA131Marine]

9. If people want to walk, run, or exercise on the beach

In ones and twos, I don’t think that would violate any social distancing guidelines. Large crowds in the beach would be another matter.