16 friends test positive for coronavirus after an outing at a Florida bar
MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 17: Dr. Natalia Echeverri, prepares a swab to gather a sample from the nose of a homeless person to test for COVID-19 on April 17, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Dr. Echeverri is part of a group of community organizations that are helping the homeless by providing tests, protective masks, gloves, tents, and other items to the people in need. The organizations feel that the local government programs are not doing enough for the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A group of 16 friends all tested positive for coronavirus after a night out at a recently reopened Florida bar. They had gone out to celebrate a friend’s birthday and according to them, the bar was crowded and no one was wearing masks. Everyone in the group tested positive; and though some had flu like symptoms, none got seriously ill. The night and bar in question was Lynch’s Irish Pub on June 6 in Jacksonville Beach. The owner of the pub shut down for a weekend for some deep cleaning. According to Erika Crisp, one of the friends who tested positive, “We should be wearing masks. We should be social distancing,” Crisp said. “It was too soon to open everything back up.”
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