Since the city announced a state of emergency Saturday evening due to crowds of unruly spring breakers flocking to the city, police claim “at least a dozen” people have been jailed, raising concerns about the spread of Covid-19 at a key point in the pandemic.

On March 19, 2021, in Miami Beach, Florida, police officers keep a watch on pedestrians along Ocean Drive.
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The arrests, which were made after 8 p.m. for curfew violations, add up to “at least two dozen” on Thursday and “at least a dozen” on Friday, according to Ernesto Rodriguez, a spokesperson for the Miami Beach Police Department.

Under the state of emergency, which is expected to extend at least another 48 hours, police said they were able to achieve a “acceptable level of cooperation.”

Forbes’ questions were not immediately answered by the police agency.

On Saturday evening, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced a state of emergency, citing a “siege” of the city by spring breakers. “It’s like being at a rock concert. Blocks and blocks of people, wall-to-wall “CNN spoke with Gelber. In addition to the curfew, the state of emergency forced the closing of streets in some of the city’s busiest regions.
1.1 million people. This month, an average of that many individuals traveled through U.S. airport security checks per day, making it the busiest travel period since the pandemic began a year ago.
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