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Concerns over social distancing on Memorial Day

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Concerns over social distancing on Memorial Day
Concerns over social distancing on Memorial Day

New videos are popping up online showing people swarming beaches, pools, and churches.

It's raising concerns about social distancing during the Memorial Day Holiday season.

And, consequently, some states are seeing a new increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases.

SHOWING PEOPLE SWARMINGBEACHES, POOLS, AND CHURCHES---ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THELACK OF SOCIAL DISTANCING.ABC'S INES DE LA CUETARAEXPLAINS...SOME STATES ARE NOWSEEING AN INCREASE IN THENUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES.OVERNIGHT-- NEW IMAGES OFCROWDS COMING OUT IN DROVESFOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.BUT MANY - NOT FOLLOWINGSOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, APOPULAR HIKING TRAIL - FORCEDTO CLOSE AFTER LARGE CROWDSSHOWED UP.IN OCEAN CITY,MARYLAND-THOUSANDS FLOCKED TOTHE BOARDWALK.SOME -- WITHOUT MASKS.WOMAN ON BOARDWALK: IT'SREALLY CROWDED.IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT.YOU KNOW IT'S FUN, EVERYONE'SHAVING FUN AT THE JERSEYSHORE..BUSINESS OWNERS HAPPY TO GETBACK TO BUSINESS MOS: "IT'SINSANE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUTHERE TODAY.I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS AT ALL.AERIAL IMAGES FROM FLORIDASHOWING PEOPLE SWARMING DAYTONABEACH NATS THERE'S TWO PEOPLEOUT THE SUN ROOF THROWINGMONEY POLICE REFERRING TO THESCENE AS A 'GAUNTLET' CAPRISOT: THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR ISUNACCEPTABLE.WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE COMING TOOUR CITY, DISRUPTING OUR CITYMANY PLACES OF WORSHIP ALSO RE-OPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME THISSUNDAY?

CONGREGANTS SITTINGAPART AT THIS CHURCH INALABAMA.TAYLOR SOT: "I TALKED WITH MYDEACONS AND THEY FELT LIKE ANDAGREED THAT WE COULD DO THISSAFELY AND IT WAS GOOD AND THERIGHT THING TO DO." (GFX) WITHALL FIFTY STATES NOW EASINGSOME FORM OF SOCIAL DISTANCINGRESTRICTIONS..AT LEAST EIGHT NOW SEEING ANINCREASE IN NEW REPORTED CASES.PERCENT SPIKE IN CASES.AND IN ARKANSAS- OFFICIALS SAYA HIGH SCHOOL POOL PARTY LED TOA SECOND SPIKE.TAG: NEW CASES DECLINING IN NEWYORK- GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMOANNOUNCED PROFESSIONAL SPORTSTEAMS CAN RETURN TOTHEIR FACILITIES FOR TRAINING.THIS AS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL,THE NBA AND THE NHL CONTINUEDISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR PLAYERS'UNION.INES DE LA CUETARA, ABC NEWSYOU HAVE A LOW RISK OF CATCHINGTHE CORONAVIRUS IN POOLS ANDBEACHES.BUT THE C-D-C IS STILLENCOURAGING SOCIAL DISTANCING

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