Spring breakers vacationing in Miami are taking the coronavirus outbreak lightly, saying they’re not going to let it ‘stop me from partying’ – By Sarah Al-Arshani (Business Insider) / March 19 2020
- A video of spring breakers in Miami downplaying the threat of the coronavirus outbreak and the need for social distancing went viral.
- “If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying,” one spring breaker said in the video posted by CBS.
- Many online were upset that these individuals were not taking the outbreak seriously, calling their actions “selfish.”
A video posted by CBS showing spring breakers in Miami saying they’re not worried about the coronavirus has more than 5 million views, and some who saw it are upset that people are still vacationing and not taking the outbreak more seriously. The video footage was taken by Reuters and published on Tuesday, March 17.
“If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I'm not gonna let it stop me from partying”: Spring breakers are still flocking to Miami, despite coronavirus warnings. https://t.co/KoYKI8zNDH pic.twitter.com/rfPfea1LrC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 18, 2020
“If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying,” Brady Sluder says in the video, shot by Reuters.
He went on to explain that he’s had the trip planned for two months, and he’s there to have a good time.
Others said the response to shut down non-essential establishments was not necessary and the virus “is not that serious.”
In the video, a woman identified as Shelby Cordell said the trip was planned a while ago, and there was some hesitation on whether to actually go, but she’s celebrating turning 21 and is “making the best of it.” Cordell said she plans to “get drunk before everything closes.”
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