80,000 Californians congregated in Newport Beach last weekend, despite strict social distancing orders
Get push notifications with news, features and more.Amid a heat wave last weekend, with Los Angeles County beaches closed, thousands flocked to neighboring Ventura and Orange Counties to get on the sand. 80,000 beachgoers visited in the O.C. city of Newport Beach alone, according to thePhotos showed beachgoers close together on the sand and in the water on Friday, as temperatures climbed into the 90s in many areas.
Regarding the gradual reopening of the state, Newsom said on Thursday, “The only thing that will delay it is more weekends like last weekend. Let’s not see that happen.”RELATED VIDEO: Anderson Cooper Goes Viral Pressing Vegas Mayor on Her Back-to-Work Coronavirus StanceDr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, spoke out against the behavior. “We don’t need you to go out and get infected in another county and then bring yourself, infected, back here to L.
"The only thing that will set us back is people stopping to practice physical distancing and appropriate social distancing," Newsom added. "That’s the only thing that’s going to slow down our ability to reopen this economy."
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