Coronavirus ‘quarantine fatigue’ spreads in US as lockdown protests grow and more people break social distancing rules
"QUARANTINE fatigue" is spreading across the nation almost as fast as the killer coronavirus that led to lockdowns in the first place.
But experts are worried that as people grow impatient while the shutdown pummels the economy, eventual complacency with social distancing may result in a deadly second wave of the virus.
A number of angry protests and also paint a picture of a public increasingly frustrated with the rules. But officials say those same rules have been implemented to safeguard the very people it appears to be annoying.
After a , a goose called "Goosey" was spotted casually crossing a busy crosswalk with its owners in downtown Huntington Beach, California Sunday.
Elsewhere, Texas cops were forced to cuff a man when he ran onto Galveston Beach after he repeatedly walked onto Seawall Boulevard and disrupted vehicle traffic, bystanders said today.
The UMB study found more of these outside excursions are expected to rise - despite some 978,000 - as states slowly begin reopening.
"If people are out and about, there’s more risk of transmission, and when there’s transmission, you have more cases of hospitalizations and deaths,” he told the newspaper.
In Seattle, angry fisherman participated in a "Let Us Fish" protest which saw them sail from Lake Washington to Lake Union today.
Protestors also demonstrate against new safer-at-home orders during the "End the Lockdown Now" rally at the Colorado Capital in Denver, , after multiple rallies in other states including , and Ohio.
Afterwards, the president appeared to endorse the rule breakers by urging governors in , and to "liberate" residents.
However, Trump cautioned Georgia Governor Brian Kemp was reopening too quickly as non essential businesses were set to reopen.