Current Events > Heatwave in SoCal brings 40,000 people to Newport Beach

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Newport Beach does not feel like its in the middle of a pandemic. Although some are following stay-at-home and social-distancing rules, thousands are at the beach without masks.

Despite the public health plea for Los Angeles County residents not to flock to open beaches in Ventura and the OC, We dont need you to go out and get infected in another county and then bring yourself, infected, back here to L.A. County, said L.A. County Department of Public Health Barbara Ferrer, some are doing it anyway.

Lifeguards estimate 40,000 people on Newport Beach Friday, which is twice as many as Thursday. Many they say, are from LA and San Diego.

Were seeing a huge increase in crowds that we would normally see out here in the middle of the summer, said Lifeguard Battalion Chief Brian ORourke.

Newport Beach is open, but the parking lot, pier and boardwalk are closed to try to deter a crowd. Still, some were choosing not to social-distance.

If you come and you act like nothings wrong and everyone is here throwing a football and have a beer with their buddy, thats how you ruin it for the rest of us who are safe social-distancing, said UCLA student Cora Fahringer.

https://www.foxla.com/news/heatwave-draws-40000-to-newport-beach

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If you truly are social distancing yourself, then these guys having fun at a beach shouldn't affect you

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Gen5_AppleJack posted...

If you truly are social distancing yourself, then these guys having fun at a beach shouldn't affect you

i hope this is satire

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Gen5_AppleJack posted...

If you truly are social distancing yourself, then these guys having fun at a beach shouldn't affect you

Except they are increasing the spread of the virus meaning it will now take that much longer until everyone is able to return to some semblance of normalcy.

Actions have consequences beyond just what you can see and affects you.

"If I get corona I get corona"

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