Thousands Of California Residents Flock To Open Beaches Despite Stay-At-Home Order
On Friday, California recorded its deadliest day yet in the pandemic, with 115 fatalities in the 24 hours from Wednesday to Thursday, according to the Daily Mail. As of Thursday, there were more than 40,000 confirmed cases in the state. The death toll currently stands at 1,597.
Although the numbers of fatalities and cases are expected to grow, it looks like folks out In California don’t seem to be worried. Thousands of Californians flocked to open beaches during a heatwave Friday despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pleas for them to stay home.
Pictures that were taken in Huntington Beach, an Orange County city, on Friday show large crowds gathering as they enjoy the spring heatwave. Other locations reached 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher well before noon, the National Weather Service said, and officials are bracing for even larger crowds this weekend, according to The Daily Mail. Over 10,000 people are said to have headed to Newport beach Friday.
Earlier, Newsom tweeted Friday: “It’s going to be nice outside this weekend. You might be feeling cooped up. Ready for life to go back to “normal.” But can’t stress this enough: CA can only keep flattening the curve if we stay home and practice physical distancing. You have the power to literally save lives.”
California has been under a mandatory stay-at-home order since March 19 due to the coronavirus pandemic and it looks like they just wanted out.
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