海灘開放人潮大湧入！單日確診新高 「佛州白癡」登推特第一

I live in Florida & am not one of the #FloridaMorons that are flocking to the beaches.. I have family that are nurses and have told me this is a real dangerous virus and to practice safe social distancing still. In the same day we set record new cases we open beaches? pic.twitter.com/i4mb88Bjfu

— Anthony Rubino (@palmersacdcbag) April 18, 2020

實習記者陳妙津／綜合報導

美國佛羅里達州17日下午5點部分沙灘及公園重新開放， 在家悶壞的人潮立即湧向海灘，一時之間出現數百人在海邊游泳、慢跑、散步，還有許多人根本沒有戴上口罩，使得美國地區的推特熱搜第一名一度出現「佛州白癡」（FloridaMorons）一詞。

▲▼佛州部分海灘重新開放，大量人潮湧入，還有不少人沒戴口罩。（圖／路透）

A few years ago, I saw that there were people who prefer environmentally-less-efficient lightbulbs *because* they are worse for the environment.

What we're seeing on Florida's beaches today is a segment of the U.S. population that is pro-destruction, pro-failure. #FloridaMorons pic.twitter.com/IEBB9RmCuL

— JRehling (@JRehling) April 18, 2020

據《紐約時報》報導，佛州17日通報的新增確診案例數是單日最高紀錄，累計確診病例共25,492例，死亡人數則有748人。一名在海灘上衝浪的民眾甚至告訴記者，「COVID-19不在這，我們一直在這裡玩得很開心。」

While #FloridaMorons trends, I Had the opportunity to shoot the scene at Jax beach today for @Reuters. Hundreds of people out with no real social distancing. Police cars patrolled to prevent people from staying stationary or playing “organizational sports” that create crowds. pic.twitter.com/MQehbTodWd

— Samuel Thomas (@SamuelThomas___) April 19, 2020

這種狀況也受到美國網友抨擊，推特上一度大量出現帶有「佛州白癡」（FloridaMorons）一詞的貼文。一名網友則引述歷史事件，勸導佛州居民不要重蹈覆轍，「1918年費城結束西班牙大流感隔離措施後，決定遊行好鼓舞士氣，結果幾天後，該市的醫院病床全滿，後來更有4,500人喪生。」