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‘Crazy, bad idea’: Jacksonville beaches will reopen Friday

By Spencer Neale
Published April 17, 2020 3:56pm ET
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‘Crazy, bad idea’: Jacksonville beaches will reopen Friday
Beachgoers enjoy a sunny day in Destin, Florida on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The threat posed by coronavirus didn't seem to deter vacationers to this Florida panhandle community from spending the day on a crowded beach. The Okaloosa County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office announced that deputies would be patrolling the county’s beaches to remind beachgoers to abide by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s emergency orders on social distancing and group sizes. | (DEVON RAVINE/AP)

Floridians in Jacksonville who are hoping to take a dip after weeks stuck in quarantine are in luck.

Mayor Lenny Curry’s office announced beaches and parks in the Florida city will reopen to the public at 5 p.m. on Friday “with restrictions for essential activities only.”

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