Beaches and parks in Jacksonville, Florida, reopened Friday afternoon as more states consider easing restrictions put in place to battle the coron
Beaches and parks in Jacksonville, Florida, reopened Friday afternoon as more states consider easing restrictions put in place to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Crowds at Jacksonville Beach cheered when the obstacles got here down on the beach,
Beaches might be open from 6 to 11 a.m. and from 5 to eight p.m. every day with some restrictions, according to Jacksonville’s website. Leisure actions similar to working, biking, mountaineering and swimming might be permitted throughout this gentle reopening, town‘s web site mentioned.
Actions similar to sunbathing or any sort of group exercise is not going to be allowed at beaches throughout the restricted hours and gadgets like towels, blankets, chairs, coolers and grills is not going to be permitted on the beach.
📢 Reminder 📢
When Duval County seashores & parks open at the moment from 5pm to 8pm it’s for train solely – No chairs, coolers, sunbathing, or towels/blankets laid out to take a seat on.
Thanks for persevering with to follow social distancing, for extra info: https://t.co/TmkOmWZOqk pic.twitter.com/0mZLiMBoc9
— Metropolis of Jacksonville (COJ) (@CityofJax) April 17, 2020
“This may be the start of the pathway again to regular life,” Mayor Lenny Curry mentioned. “Please respect and observe these limitations. Keep throughout the pointers to your security in addition to for the protection of your neighbors.”
Individuals had been excited to have the ability to get again out onto the sand. “I am planning on going and using my bicycle or browsing,” Elliott Toney told WJXT.
However not everybody thought reopening the seashores was a good suggestion.
“There is a potential for the virus to blow into the air, so I believe it is a threat,” Lisa Mancini informed the affiliate.
Officers aren’t afraid to drag the plug on beachgoers if they do not abide by the social distancing guidelines and beach restrictions, Atlantic Beach Mayor Ellen Glasser mentioned at a press convention Friday.
“This not a time to lounge. This isn’t a time to celebration. It is a time the place it is advisable to train, hold transferring after which go residence,” Glasser mentioned.
Parks will resume common hours however the metropolis‘s order limiting gatherings to fewer than 50 individuals stays in impact.
Gov. Ron DeSantis was criticized back in March for his dealing with of spring break and never closing the seashores sooner. In consequence, he issued a “Safer at House” order that went into impact April three and is in impact till April 30. The order limits motion outdoors houses to offering or getting important companies or finishing up important actions and applies to interplay with different individuals outdoors of residents’ houses.
DeSantis supported the concept of reopening beaches, parks and different public areas so long as social distancing is practiced, WJXT reported.
“You have a look at how this illness is transmitted, it is transmitted overwhelmingly when you’re in shut, sustained contact with individuals, normally in an indoor atmosphere,” DeSantis mentioned. “Going ahead, we received to be selling individuals to get train, do it in a great way, to do it in a secure method.”
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