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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Local officials close or announce future date for closing the Florida beaches
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the mayors of Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale, two of the most popular beach destinations in the state, issued orders to close their beaches this past Sunday.
Public beaches in the city of Tampa are also closed, until further notice, city officials said.
Naples announced Wednesday that it would close its beaches until March 30.
All public beaches in Miami-Dade County will close as of Thursday night, Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez announced Wednesday. Parks, nonessential retail, private educational facilities, casinos and other recreational and entertainment activities, are also ordered closed or restricted as of Thursday night, he said.
On the state's Gulf Coast, beaches in Lee County will also close Thursday night, according to county officials. Popular beach vacation destinations Fort Myers and Sanibel are located in Lee.
On Wednesday, Clearwater voted to close its beaches starting Monday, March 23.
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Probably wise.
I think ultimately the optics are worse than the actual threat (being outdoors in open spaces w/ high 'ventilation' and higher heat/humidity is going to SEVERELY restrict the viruses ability to survive outside a host and thus infect people), but there will be some significantly diminished level of transmission that is frankly, unnecessary.
1,000 people riding the subway is probably FAR more dangerous than 10,000 people on a sandy beach, but it's still just not a good look and it's an unreasonably reckless risk.