MIAMI BEACH (Reuters) – In Florida, sun-soaked Miami Beach closed down its spring break party today, declaring it unlawful for more than 10 people to gather together and shutting its bars and restaurants in an effort to stymie the spread of the coronavirus.
FILE PICTURE: Individuals crowd the beach, while other jurisdictions had actually already closed theirs in efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus illness (COVID-19) in Clearwater, Florida, U.S. March 17,2020 REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Image
The relocation there and in neighboring Fort Lauderdale was the latest indication of U.S. cities having a hard time to deal with a pandemic sweeping throughout the country.
” It’s so odd, we didn’t believe it was going to get this bad,” said Jay Jones, a 22- year-old student from Drexel University in Philadelphia who was walking Miami Beach. “A minimum of I’m still in warm weather though,