Thousands of U.S. college students are openly defying warnings from government officials at the highest levels by making the trip to Florida to celebrate spring break.

“If I get corona, I get corona,” spring breaker Brady Sluder told Reuters. “At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying.”

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