5 Florida Spring Breakers Test Positive For Coronavirus

5 Spring Breakers From University Of Tampa Tested Positive For Coronavirus

A video went viral some days back, showing Miami cops shooting at spring breakers to disperse them amid Coronavirus pandemic. Police officers can be seen firing non-lethal bullets at the young college student partiers.

Another video later surfaced showing thousands of college students partying in Flordia during spring break in the midst of a global pandemic.

One student on Spring Break even went as far as saying : “If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not gonna let it stop me from partying. We’re just out here having a good time. Whatever happens, happens.”

“I’m not gonna let it stop me from partying”: Some spring break visitors in South Florida lamented the restricted access to beaches and entertainment as public health and government officials race against the clock to curtail the spreading coronavirus. https://t.co/8gBUuhcskw pic.twitter.com/LQKBQO5SwG

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) March 18, 2020

Well, it appears 5 students now test positive for Coronavirus after the beach party. According to WKBN, the University of Tampa students were tested during spring break and had been traveling for their time off. On March 17, the school followed others across the country by switching to online classes.

“We sincerely wish our students, and any others who may be affected, a full and rapid recovery,” the school’s Twitter account wrote.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has decided to allow beaches to remain open, but emphasized not gathering in groups larger than 10. “What we’re going to be doing is, simply, for the statewide floor for beaches, is applying the CDC guidance of no group on a beach more than 10 and you have to have distance apart if you’re going to be out there,” DeSantis said recently as reported by CBS.