Tens of thousands of students flocked to South Florida and other warm-weather destinations for their spring break, ignoring calls from officials to help “flatten the curve” by practicing social distancing and staying at home.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to shut down the state’s beaches last week, despite warnings from public health officials that there’s a unique risk of the coronavirus spreading in Florida, where 27 percent of the population is over the age of 60, and several people have already died. Florida’s state parks, including beaches, finally closed on Monday.
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