Worries Rise as Vacationers from Pandemic Hotspots Travel to Popular Areas

Worries Rise as Vacationers from Pandemic Hotspots Travel to Popular Areas
A local artist and onlookers wear masks on the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Ocean City, Md., on May 23, 2020. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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There are 44 lakes in Fulton County in Upstate New York and the vacation season means more people from the tri-state area will travel to the region, bringing possible asymptomatic carriers of the CCP virus⁠—a concern that other vacation spots and beaches share as the country starts reopening.

“Many people own lake houses and vacation houses in our county and some of them live within an hour from here, somewhere in New York City, Connecticut, or New Jersey and so they pay taxes and have an absolute right to go up and enjoy their vacation,” Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino told The Epoch Times.

Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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