Back in late May, those of us who hoped that the coronavirus spread would continue to slow down certainly saw some evidence of it.
The number of new cases in San Diego County was starting to decline and things began opening up and many thought, or hoped, that by the end of July, the virus would still be around, but not as bad.
But now a little over a month later, things are bad again and now there are new re-closings and new restrictions with more coming.
So what happened?What happened was that as people emerged from their homes and went to bars, beaches and barbecues, being close to too many other people and many not wearing face masks, the community outbreaks rose, the numbers of cases rose and now we are where we are.
Unfortunately for San Diego County, Orange and L-A counties had closed their beaches before the 4th of July weekend and all you had to do was to be in that heavy traffic on the southbound I-5 to know a lot ofbeach lovers were headed to San Diego.
And while lifeguards said the crowds were less than the last 4th of July, which was expected during a pandemic, the crowds were large enough and too often too close together with bikinis far out numbering masks.
One lifeguard telling the San Diego Union Tribune, there were a lot of beachgoers in their 20s and 30s who hung out together.
Those who don’t or won’t follow the health orders have been described by others as ‘COVIDiots’. And some of them describe those who are militant about wearing masks and physical distancing as ‘COVID cowards’.
Maybe if we could find a cure for COVID conflict, we’d be able to more quickly find an answer to ending the virus.
(Photo credit Getty Images) / Beachgoers along Pacific Beach on July 4, 2020.)