Likelihood Of COVID-19 Being Spread In Ocean This Memorial Day Weekend Much Lower Than On Land, Expert Says

Dan Koob reports.

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THATCOMING UP IN JUST A BIT.UKEE SEND IT BACK TO YOU.THANK YOU, KATE.SEE YOU SHORTLY.THANKS LOT.SUMMER SEASON THE JERSEYSHORE UNDERWAY WITH NOTICEABLEDIFFERENCES THIS YEAR BECAUSE OFCOVID-19."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER DANKOOB IS IN WILDWOOD WITH ONE BIGCHANGE TO START THE SEASON.VISITORS WILL NOT BE HEARINGTHAT FAMILIAR WATCH THE TRAM CARWARNING THIS WEEKEND.TELL US ABOUT IT, DAN..REPORTER: YEAH YOU'RE NOTGONNA HEAR THAT THIS WEEKENDTHAT'S FOR SURE, UKEE.MAJOR FACELIFT COMING FOR VERYFAMILIAR MODE OF TRANSPORTATIONON THE BOARDWALK.IF YOU'RE NOT KATE BILO ANDYOU'RE GONNA HOP INTO THEATLANTIC OCEAN YOU SEEMINGLYDON'T HAVE MUCH TO FEAR THISWEEKEND.THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGESTPHYSICAL CHANGE THEY'VEUNDERGONE ALL THOSE YEARS.IN ACTION SINCE 1940SWILDWOOD TRAM CARS ARE GETTING ACORONA INSPIRED FACELIFT.TRAM CARS REALLY ARE DEFININGICON PROBABLY NOT WILDWOODS BUTPROBABLY ENTIRE SOUTHERN NEWJERSEY SHORE.IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE GET THETRAM CARS OPERATING THIS SUMMERAND OPERATING IN A SAFE ANDRESPONSIBLE WAY.FIRST TIME SINCE 1949 THEYWON'T BE RUNNING MEMORIAL DAYWHEN THE CARS START SLINKING ANDSHRUNKING DOWN THE BOARDS LEXWEEK THEY WILL FEATURE SNEEZEGUARDS.LOCATION AND ALL THE TRAMCARS.NEW APP THAT ALLOWS TOPURCHASE TICKETS WITHOUTHANDLING CASH.CLICK BUY A TICKET TELLS YOUPRICE BUY THE TICKET HIT THATAND DOWNLOAD THE APP ALSO HOW TOREDEEM TICKETS ONCE ON THE TRAMCAR.WHAT ABOUT THOSE LOOKING TOGO INTO THE WATER.THE PROFESSOR THE RUTGERSISN'T MUCH RESEARCH ONCORONAVIRUS INFECTION RATES INOCEANS.LIKELIHOOD OF THE VIRUSTRANSMITTED IN WATER IS MUCHLOWER THAN IF YOU'RE ALREADYINTERACTING WITH OTHERS ON LAND.OCEANS PRESENT A VERYDIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE, SO SALTWATER FOR EXAMPLE, HIGHLIGHT,AND ALSO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES,AS THE SUMMER GETS WARMER.AND ALSO, BE SMART.HE SAYS TO CONTINUE SOCIALLYDISTANCING FROM THOSE YOU AREN'TSHELTERING WITH.MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCINGWHETHER YOU'RE ON LAND ORWHETHER YOU'RE IN THE WATER.PLAYING IN THE WAVES OR YOUKNOW, WHATEVER IT IS.NOW TELLING US HOPING TO GETABOUT 60% OF THEIR USUALMEMORIAL DAY TRAFFIC HERE INWILDWOOD THIS WEEKEND.WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOLIVE HERE LOOKING TO GET PASTTHIS WEEKEND.UKEE FOCUS ON THE REMAININGSUMMER SEASON.