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U.S. NEWS Saturday 4 July 2020
Continued from Front ing social distancing into
Health experts agree this account. In Ohio, Upper
will be a pivotal moment Arlington's July Fourth pa-
in determining whether the rade will take a much lon-
nation slides into a deep- ger route through its neigh-
er mess. The fear is that a borhoods so residents can
weekend of crowded pool watch without crowding
parties, picnics and pa- the streets.
rades will fuel the surge. "We're calling it the front
"We're not going to be ar- porch parade," said orga-
resting people for having nizer Sam Porter. "We can't
gatherings, but we're cer- just not do something."
tainly going to discourage Fireworks will be launched
it," said Dr. Jeff Duchin, from four spots across Albu-
public health director for querque, New Mexico, so
Seattle and King County. that people can ooh and
Those who decide they aah from home instead of
must gather with a small gathering in a single place.
group of family members Willie Nelson's annual Fourth
need to be careful, he said: of July Picnic will carry on at
"Don't share utensils, don't his Texas ranch outside Aus-
share objects, don't pass tin, but this year the con-
them back and forth, be- cert portion will be virtual.
cause you're passing that President Donald Trump
virus around as well." planned to travel to South
The warnings were sound- Dakota on Friday for a fire-
ed after a Memorial Day works show at Mount Rush-
weekend that saw many more before returning to Flags line the beach in Belmar, N.J., on June 28, 2020. With large crowds expected at the Jersey
Shore for the July Fourth weekend, some are worried that a failure to heed mask-wearing and
people emerge from stay- the nation's capital for mili- social distancing protocols could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus.
at-home orders to go to tary flyovers Saturday and Associated Press
the beach, restaurants and a mile-long pyrotechnics
family gatherings. Since display show on the Na- vised Americans who do towns to close, saying any city would," said Mayor
then, confirmed infections tional Mall that his adminis- go to the beach to wear people were getting com- Brenda Bethune.
per day in the U.S. have tration promises will be the face coverings, though not placent about masks and After hearing Michigan's
rocketed to an all-time biggest in recent memory. in the water. social distancing. The Lake governor warn about the
high, more than doubling. Up to 300,000 face masks With professional pyrotech- Erie resort village of Put-in- need to be smart amid an
The U.S. set another record will be given away but not nic displays canceled, au- Bay in Ohio canceled its uptick of cases, Mary Hal-
on Friday with 52,300 newly required. thorities are bracing for fireworks after a small num- ley of Jonesville said her
reported cases, according The big party will go on wildfires and injuries caused ber of coronavirus cases family canceled plans for
to the tally kept by Johns over objections from Wash- by Americans shooting off were linked to bars on the a weekend outing on Lake
Hopkins University. ington's mayor. fireworks at home. Sales of island. And the New Jersey Michigan.
The picture was bleak "Ask yourself, do you need fireworks have been boom- resort town of Wildwood "We had some disappoint-
around much of the coun- to be there? Ask your- ing in what some sellers say did the same. ed kids, but we knew as a
try. In Arizona, the number self, can you anticipate or may reflect a desire for a Still, many people are ex- family we couldn't do that,"
of people in the hospital know who all is going to little excitement among pected to pack the beach- she said. The problem, she
with a suspected or con- be around you? If you go people cooped up for so es, boardwalk restaurants said, is that too many peo-
firmed case of COVID-19 downtown, do you know long. and amusement parks up ple aren't listening to the
eclipsed 3,000 for the first if you're going to be able Jamie Parrott, a pediatric and down the Jersey shore. experts. "Even in my small,
time. Alabama reported to social distance?" Mayor neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina's Myrtle little town, there are lot of
more than 1,700 new con- Muriel Bowser said. South Carolina, said he in- Beach is one of the na- people who didn't comply
firmed cases, its highest Beaches that had been tends to stay home with his tion's worst hot spots for with the orders," she said.
single-day count yet. New open for the traditional grandchildren, setting off COVID-19, and officials in Dr. Don Williamson, head of
York state, which has large- start of summer over Me- fireworks and eating ham- several other states blame the Alabama Hospital As-
ly tamed the virus, record- morial Day weekend will burgers, because that's the their outbreaks on vaca- sociation, said he is "really,
ed 918 new cases, the most be off-limits in many places safer course for older peo- tioners returning from the really worried about the
in at least three weeks. this time, including South ple like him. resort city. On Thursday, the Fourth of July."
Despite it all, there will still Florida, Southern California "We'll muddle through," he city passed a mask require- "I think that will likely deter-
be fireworks and communi- and the Texas Gulf Coast. said. ment. mine the trend for Alabama
ty events scattered across The Centers for Disease Delaware's governor or- "I hate the perception that for the rest of the summer,"
the nation, with many tak- Control and Prevention ad- dered bars in some beach people have right now, as he said.q

To stop parties, Airbnb won't let some guests book homes

By DEE-ANN DURBIN allowed to book entire tive Airbnb reviews and no complaints from neighbors the company said reduc-
Airbnb will ban some homes close to where they negative reviews won't be and started screening "high ing unauthorized parties is
younger U.S. guests from live. Airbnb wouldn't re- subject to the restrictions. risk" bookings, such as res- even more of a priority right
booking homes in their veal how it defines what is Airbnb began stepping up ervations at a large home now as states try to avoid
area as part of a continu- "close."Those guests will still efforts to ban "party hous- for one night. Earlier this coronavirus outbreaks.
ing effort to crack down on be allowed to book entire es" last November after five year, Airbnb piloted its new "With public health man-
unauthorized parties. The homes elsewhere, and they people were shot and killed policy for younger guests dates in place throughout
San Francisco-based home will be allowed to book ho- during an unauthorized in Canada. The company the country, we're taking
sharing company said U.S. tel rooms or private rooms party at an Airbnb rental said the policy has led to a actions to support safe and
guests under age 25 with within homes, the com- in Orinda, California. At the "meaningful drop" in unau- responsible travel in the
fewer than three positive pany said. Guests under time, Airbnb set up a rapid thorized house parties. United States," the compa-
Airbnb reviews won't be 25 with at least three posi- response team to deal with In a message to hosts, ny said.q