One might argue that there couldn’t be a more inappropriate and dangerous time to reopen Orlando’s Disney World. Still, on Saturday, this is precisely what Disney plans to do
Photo: Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images Amid reopening, Florida has become an epicenter of COVID-19’s dramatic reemergence in the United States. The Washington Post reports that 1 of every 100 residents is infected, with 7,347 cases reported by the Florida Department of Health on Tuesday alone. Fifty-two intensive-care units had reached capacity as of Tuesday, according to data from Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration.
The plan is going forward despite many other facets of Disney’s business remaining shut down due to the pandemic, including its park in California. It’s also no secret that the company is in dire financial straits and that its workers have been experiencing the worst effects of that downturn. In May, the New York Times reported that Disney furloughed an estimated 100,000 employees, while executives only received pay cuts of up to 50 percent.
Disney says its safety protocols will be stringent. They include requiring all employees and visitors over the age of 2 to wear face masks, temperature checks, loudspeaker announcements urging people to wash their hands , and leaving some seats empty on rides.
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