(Natural News) Borders shut, markets in nose-dive, restaurants and bars closed in some major American cities, super market shelves empty, professional sports canceled, and even the Las Vegas Strip shuttered — and yet many beaches and bars which typically serve as popular Spring Break destinations are still packed with oblivious college students determined to party till the end.

(Article by Tyler Durden republished from ZeroHedge.com)

While yes it’s true that Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale are closed, other water front areas across Florida as well as Texas and southern states are packed out with young revelers, many entering their second week of “extended” break given university closures across the US. 

The party will go on, undaunted by the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has seen much of the country grind to a halt, apparently.

Previously in announcing temporary closures in his areas, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said, “We cannot become a petri dish for a very dangerous virus.” He declared: “Spring break is over. The party is over.”

But clearly many other areas didn’t get the memo and witnessed an influx of bikini clad, beer guzzling partyers to their towns and beaches.

BUSY BEACH! This is what @MyClearwater Beach looks like right now as spring break crowds flock to the sand. #Clearwater leaders haven’t decided if they should add a curfew or close beaches but they may vote on measures related to the #coronavirus this Thursday. @abcactionnews pic.twitter.com/jGoxQdYJg5

— Sarah J. Hollenbeck (@SarahHollenbeck) March 16, 2020

“As cities and states across the country shutter bars, restaurants and other gathering places, Pinellas County plans to keep beaches open until state emergency officials request the popular destinations to close,” Tampa Bay Times reports.

The scene just before Fort Lauderdale closed its beaches early this week:

Here are the young men and young women (I refuse to call them “kids“) celebrating spring break in Fort Lauderdale. They are going to bring coronavirus home to their parents & grandparents. And they do not care. pic.twitter.com/SmJAwr7Lpk

— Tommy Krasker (@TommyKrasker) March 15, 2020

And further, the report notes at a time that the White House and CDC has urged that gatherings should be limited to no more than ten people:

We are minimizing interactions and encouraging people to keep social distance,” Pinellas County Administrator Barry Burton said Monday afternoon.

Officials are monitoring the beaches to make sure crowds don’t swell.

Also Daytona Beach was determined to keep reservations and beaches open as of the start of the week. Scott Edwards, manager at Daytona Beach Welcome Center, said: “We’re holding our own this week, but next week does not look good.”

Thus far it looks like local officials at many Spring Break destinations are actually on the side of the youthful and seemingly blasé beach revelers, with Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri cited as saying that given the large-scale event cancellations and business closures, people are “going to need some sort of an outlet.”

Good to see young people are taking this whole pandemic thing seriously. https://t.co/VEIOOhxvM8

— Ken Webster jr