16 friends in Florida infected after first bar outing since lockdown

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FLORIDA When Ms Erika Crisp and 15 friends headed to Lynch's Irish Pub in Jacksonville Beach on June 6 after months of social distancing, they never thought all of them would be infected by the coronavirus at the same time, Fox News reported. Ms Crisp, 40, said that...

She gave this warning on WJXT:"We should be wearing masks. We should be social distancing. It was too soon to open everything back up."Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas all reported record increases in new cases on Tuesday after recording all-time highs last week.

Nevada also reported its highest single-day tally of new cases on Tuesday. Hospitalisations are rising or at record highs.In Oklahoma, where US President Donald Trump plans to hold an indoor campaign rally on Saturday, new cases rose 68 per cent, Reuters reported. Vice-President Mike Pence on Tuesday said officials were considering other, possibly outdoor, venues for the Tulsa event. The virus spreads more efficiently in enclosed spaces.He wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that warnings of a"second wave" of infection is"overblown".

 

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