Hordes of young millennial party goers on spring-break are defying orders to practice social distancing as the coronavirus continues to spread in the United States. Loads of them are congregating on South Florida beaches despite officials attempts to limit gatherings and keep the beaches clear.
The stupidity of these Millennials speak to the generational tension between younger Americans who may feel “invincible” and older Americans who are at a higher risk.
The voice of a generation:
Somewhere, there are two parents pulling the curtains, locking the door and not answering the phone. #COVIDー19 #COVID19 #SpringBreak #MiamiBeach https://t.co/zge5Obo8Qc
— John Daly (@TheDalyPlanet) March 18, 2020
Here’s police trying to clear a crowd that refuses to separate, the gunfire you hear is a paintball marking less-lethal tool.
#springbreak2020 #SpringBreak #Miami #southbeach #MiamiSpringBreak #MiamiBeach #fuck12
Them cracka dead ass wrong my G pic.twitter.com/VVcARMxtWt— 𝐼’𝓂 (𝓃𝑜𝓉) 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑒𝒹 ♥️ (@IssaaMochaa) March 12, 2020
Fort Lauderdale beach clearly hasn’t heard about Corona virus social distancing @FLPD411 @FTLCityNews #FtLauderdale pic.twitter.com/zCOsyjmFFS
— Marissa M (@marisssaclaud18) March 17, 2020
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had enough and is ordering the closure of bars and nightclubs. He did not close beaches but said no more than groups of ten people can be close together on the beach.
“You have to have distance apart if you’re going to be out there,” DeSantis said during Tuesday’s press conference. “So that will apply statewide.”
The governor wished that other local officials like in Clearwater were as proactive as the Miami area was. Officials in Miami imposed a curfew on popular blocks of South Beach and shut down popular, however, Miami was the only city that heeded the CDC’s guidelines.
The Miami Herald reported:
In Miami Beach, the emergency measures will run through at least March 19, but City Manager Jimmy Morales — who invoked his emergency powers on Thursday through a declaration of state of emergency — will ask the City Commission to extend them.
The directives expand the scope of an emergency measure Morales ordered Saturday to close three blocks of beach in South Beach early beginning at 4:30 p.m. On Friday, Morales issued his first emergency order requiring the city’s most popular restaurants and clubs to limit their capacity to under 250 people. Fort Lauderdale has also prohibited gatherings of more than 250 people.
“The status quo with crowds of spring breakers is absolutely unacceptable,” Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian said in a statement. “Every health expert is telling us we need social distancing — less interaction to reduce transmissions.”
“While I empathize with our businesses and their employees, I fully support the City Manager’s additional emergency measures to enhance public safety,” he added.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber has deemed spring break “over.”
“We can’t have the kinds of crowds we’ve had, the kinds of gatherings,” Gelber said during a news conference on Sunday.
“I walked down Ocean Drive yesterday, and what I saw was incredibly disturbing. It wasn’t just the typical large gatherings of people, but it was young people who believe they’re invincible and probably don’t really think of this in any way as a health crisis,” he added.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had enough and is ordering the closure of bars and nightclubs. He did not close beaches but said no more than groups of ten people can be close together on the beach.
“You have to have distance apart if you’re going to be out there,” DeSantis said during Tuesday’s press conference. “So that will apply statewide.”
The governor wished that other local officials like in Clearwater were as proactive as the Miami area was. Officials in Miami imposed a curfew on popular blocks of South Beach and shut down popular however, Miami was the only city that heeded the CDC’s guidelines.
The Miami Herald reported:
In Miami Beach, the emergency measures will run through at least March 19, but City Manager Jimmy Morales — who invoked his emergency powers on Thursday through a declaration of state of emergency — will ask the City Commission to extend them.
The directives expand the scope of an emergency measure Morales ordered Saturday to close three blocks of beach in South Beach early beginning at 4:30 p.m. On Friday, Morales issued his first emergency order requiring the city’s most popular restaurants and clubs to limit their capacity to under 250 people. Fort Lauderdale has also prohibited gatherings of more than 250 people.
“The status quo with crowds of spring breakers is absolutely unacceptable,” Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian said in a statement. “Every health expert is telling us we need social distancing — less interaction to reduce transmissions.”
“While I empathize with our businesses and their employees, I fully support the City Manager’s additional emergency measures to enhance public safety,” he added.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber has deemed spring break “over.”
“We can’t have the kinds of crowds we’ve had, the kinds of gatherings,” Gelber said during a news conference on Sunday.
“I walked down Ocean Drive yesterday, and what I saw was incredibly disturbing. It wasn’t just the typical large gatherings of people, but it was young people who believe they’re invincible and probably don’t really think of this in any way as a health crisis,” he added.
