Scores of people flocked to the the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri over Memorial Day weekend, crowding into restaurants and pool resorts, according to videos …
Scores of people flocked to the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri over Memorial Day weekend, crowding into restaurants and pool resorts, according to videos shared on social media and local news reports.
The sight of massive crowds came as health officials stressed that people need to follow social distancing restrictions as states move forward with gradual reopenings. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Stephen Hahn warned on Sunday that as people venture out during the holiday weekend, they must remember that the novel coronavirus is « not yet contained. »
One video posted on Twitter on Saturday showed dozens of people packed into a pool resort at the vacation getaway, with no one appearing to follow social-distancing guidelines. The footage, shared by an anchor for CNN affiliate KTVK in Arizona, quickly went viral, attracting more than 13,000 retweets as of Sunday afternoon.
KSDK, an NBC affiliate in St. Louis, also shared photos showing dozens of people crammed into an outdoor patio of a restaurant in the area. One of the pictures showed a sign on a balcony urging individuals to practice social distancing. No one appeared to be following the request.
