Many Americans are expected to flock to beaches this weekend as one Florida county relaxed restrictions and California braced for a heat wave, even as new cases of the novel coronavirus hit a record high the day before.
Volusia County, home to the famed Daytona Beach, opened lots at its coastal parks to handicapped visitors, one step in a phased reopening that has so far limited its beaches to those wanting to walk, surf, bike or swim.
The step is warranted by the county’s successful efforts to suppress cases of the virus, George Recktenwald, the county manager, said at a briefing on Friday, although he likened the situation to tapping the brakes on a car going downhill.
“We are starting to let up that brake a little bit but you don’t want to do it too fast because you don’t want to speed out of control,” he said. “If you are on the beach you should be physically active. No sitting, sunbathing or hanging out with a cooler.” —Reuters
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