As coronavirus death toll nears 98,000, Americans pack beaches, parks, and pools on Memorial Day

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Florida beaches, many of which opened for the first time since they were closed in March for the COVID-19 pandemic, drew thousands of visitors on Saturday and Sunday.

Millions of people who emerged from a two-month period of self-isolation flocked to beaches, lakes, and parks to enjoy the Memorial Day holiday, a weekend during which the number of Americans who died from COVID-19 reached nearly 98,000.

Women take in the sun on the beach at Long Beach, New York May 22, 2020, as people get started on the Memorial Day weekend.Florida beaches, many of which opened for the first time since they were closed in March for the COVID-19 pandemic, drew thousands on Saturday and Sunday. Dense crowds were also the norm at Southern California's Venice Beach Boardwalk, where face masks and social distancing more the exception, than the rule which drew a public reminder from California Governor Gavin Newsom to continue to observe social distancing guidelines to avoid spreading coronavirus,Beachgoers in Texas were no different, with many flocking to beaches, from South Padre Island near the Texas-Mexico border to Galveston Island located south of Houston.

 

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Once again proving that the United States is the dumbest country on the planet.

Death is the only sure cure for stupid

100,000 and counting.

Not me.

I would love to be at the beach right now! But I'll be fine chilling at a fishing hole in the mountains of WV, this year.

Awesome 😎

Over 50% 'COVID RELATED' and 80% of real Covid deaths 70 and older.

Try 100,000. We pased 98 a day or 2 ago

This is a bad picture if your idea for this article was to cause fear. The people in the picture are social distancing. Isn't that what we want. This is a picture of how it SHOULD be at a beach. If you can't stay 6ft. Apart, don't go.

Yeah! Ain't it great?

Should make you happy? If all your wishes come true, ya got thousands more coming atcha!

In other news, as heart disease death toll is near 135,000, Amerikansky is pack beach park and pool. Oh, but that is not raise as much fear and drama as coronavirus!

Good! Let the weak remain hunkered down in their safe spaces.

You all r going die, or kill someone!

Omg are they crazy people!!!!?! Free country idiots

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