Americans are crowding public places and officials fear possibility of spikes in coronavirus cases

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

At a glance, it may look like many Americans have long forgotten about the dangers of coronavirus.

Crowds packed beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia, and Indiana over the weekend -- many venturing out without masks and others failing to keep their distance even as officials have tirelessly highlighted the importance of both in order to prevent another surge of cases.

In Missouri, hundreds attended a pool party just days after a similar party in neighboring Arkansas caused a cluster of new coronavirus cases. Arkansas' governor said the state is now experiencing a "second peak."

"You tell me how people act today, I will tell you the infection rate three days from now," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday, emphasizing the importance residents' actions play in the spread of infections.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/memorial-day-2020-americans-are-crowding-public-places-and-officials-fear-possibility-of-spikes-in-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB14xYEB?ocid=NL_ENUS_D1_20200525_1_3

[Beartracks]

1. Re-opening phases were predicated on people being responsible and informed.

Too many Americans apparently don't have the time or inclination for either, and that needed to be factored into the decisions to re-open.

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[LizBeth]

2. I am not seeing crowd packed beaches with what was provided on DU. Ozark in Mo.

But mostly I am seeing people are going out like normal times. But we certainly have an increase and it will be interesting to see what is happening with the numbers. I expected an increase with protests and mothers day, and what we are seeing is a decrease.

Personally, I am staying in and watching.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Kind of a no Brainer.

[hvn_nbr_2]

4. Ever feel like you're on a hilltop, looking down at the train track thru the valley...?

… and you can see that there's only one track thru the valley and there's a train going west at the east end of the valley and another train going east at the west end of the valley. You know what's coming but there's nothing you can do but watch and wait. Because both train engineers are watching Fox News and wouldn't listen to you if you told them.

[gratuitous]

5. Dear Officials: QUIT KNUCKLING UNDER TO THE NUTJOBS

Listen to your public health officials, your epidemiologists, your medical professionals. That's what they get paid for. "I'm bored" or "I miss my friends/family" are not reasoned arguments based on medical probabilities.