Prognosis
Miami Shuts Beaches After Governor Scoffs at Virus Tactics
- Decision comes hours after governor signals no strategy shift
- U.S. had record increase in cases, led by Sun Belt states
Miami Beach in Florida, on June 10.
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Miami is shutting its beaches to try to stem the spread of Covid-19 just hours after the state’s governor dismissed the need for changes to Florida’s virus strategy, highlighting the tensions among policymakers over how to respond to the record increases in new cases in the U.S.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced late Friday that the city’s popular beaches would be shut for the Independence Day holiday weekend. Texas and Florida earlier had halted drinking at bars to respond to a jump in infections, primarily coming in Sun Belt states whose governors were quick to reopen businesses over the past two months.