Fewer will attend camp this summer; some camps won't survive

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Camp Winnebago has weathered all manner of health scares from polio to the swine flu, and it wasn't about to let the coronavirus stop the fun. But the overnight camp for kids in Maine is going to be the exception this summer in the U.S.

In this Thursday, June 4, 2020 photo, cabins awaits campers at the Camp Winnebago summer camp in Fayette, Maine. The boys camp is going ahead with plans to open with a reduction in the number of campers and other changes to comply with guidelines for helping prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Many of the nation's 15,000-plus summer camps opting to close because of health concerns surrounding the pandemic, or because of delays in receiving rules or guidelines from licensing officials.

Campers were tested five days before arriving and will be tested again five days later. The camp installed additional hand-washing stations on the 150-acre property. Each cabin has hand sanitizer that must be used when entering and leaving, and before and after group activities. Face coverings are required in larger groups.“We believe that we can run a program safely and with the health of the campers at the top of our minds. We’re not doing this cavalierly.

Even camps that do jump through the hoops to open are going to have a tough time. Most of them are losing money but believe strongly in the importance of the camp experience, said Ron Hall, from the Maine Summer Camps. The campers will be divided into groups by age, and then further divided into tents. Smaller groups will eat, sleep and engage in activities together to avoid transmission of the virus to the larger group. There will be staggered times for showering. Meals will be outdoors.

They were won over by the “sealed bubble” concept with no outsiders allowed, only campers, counselors and staff.

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