Jersey Shore Communities Fear Influx Of People Coming For Easter, Passover

Joe Holden reports.

TOLD NON-COVID-19 PATIENTSWILL BE TREATED HERE, HOSPITALSCHEDULED TO OPEN SATURDAY.SHORE COMMUNITIESCONCERNED THAT A WAVE OF NEWARRIVALS COULD SPELL TROUBLE.THE TOWNS HAVE LIMITED ABILITY, TO CARE FOR POTENTIALCOVID-19 CASES.JOE HOLDEN HAS BEEN TALKINGWITH PEOPLE IN VARIOUS SHORECOMMUNITIES ABOUT HOW THEY AREHANDLING THE THE INFLUX.HE REPORTS NOW FROM DELAWARECOUNTY.WERE W PASSOVER AND EASTER INFULL SWING, SHORE TOWNS SURGE,BUT NOT THIS YEAR, NOTGOVERNMENT MANDATED STAY ATHOME ORDERS.BUT THOSE ORDERS HAVEPRESENTED CHALLENGES FORFAMILIES WITH LOVED ONESWORKING ON THE FRONT LINE,LIKE DOCTOR CHRIS DAVIS, HISWIFE HAS SOME HEALTH ISSUES, AFAMILY SECOND HOME IN AVALON,WITH FOR HER OWN SAFETY.THERE WAS POTENTIAL THATRESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO LEAVETHEIR SECONDARY HOME, COME TOTHEIR PRIMARY HOME, WHICH IUNDERSTANDED BECAUSE OF THERISK OF SPREADING THE VIRUS.HOWEVER, SHE HAS BEEN DOWNTHEREFORE THE RECOMMENDED 14DAYS, SO I WAS HOPING THAT SHEWOULD BE ABLE TO STAY DOWNTHERE.IN A TIME OF MIXED SIGNALS,DAVIS HAS HAD CONCERNS POLICEWILL ASK HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTERTO LEAVE.WE DON'T WANT TO SPREAD THEVIRUS, BUT HIS SITUATIONSWHERE PEOPLE HAVE SELFQUARANTINED AND IN A SAFE AREA, YOU KNOW IT, HAS TO BECASE-BY-CASE BASIS BASICALLY.TO CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION,CBS-3 CONTACTED GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY'S OFFICE.THEY CLARIFIED THERE HAS NEVERBEEN AN ORDER BANNING OWNERSOF SECONDARY HOMES, FROMSTAYING THERE.THEY DID POINT OUT, QUOTE, THEGOVERNOR STRONGLY RECOMMENDEDPEOPLE NOT GO TO THEIR SECONDHOMES BECAUSE THERE IS A LACKOF HOSPITAL CAPACITY.THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR AVALONSAY THE FOLLOWING, QUOTE, THEAVALON POLICE DEPARTMENT ISDOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TOPREPARE AND PLAN FOR THISCOVID-19 PANDEMIC.WE ARE DOING OUR PART IN ASINDIVIDUALS AND OFFICERS, TOHELP STOP THE SPREAD OF THISVIRUS.AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, AVALONHAS CANCELED ALL EVENTS, ANDCLOSED BEACHES, AND PARKS, INPREPARATION FOR HOLIDAYWEEKENDS APPROACHING.REST ASSURED THAT WE ARE DOINGALL WE CAN.THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE IS OURPRIMARY GOAL.AS GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY HASREPEATEDLY EMPHASIZEDFLATTENING THE CURVE THERE ISUNDERSCORING THE FACT THATTHIS IS NO TIME FOR FUN ANDGAMES.AND ENJOYING A HOLIDAY WEEKENDDOWN THE SHORE.THOUGH OF COURSE THERE WILL BE