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Collected Item: “Sunbathing in a Face Mask”

Give your story a title.

Sunbathing in a Face Mask

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Screenshot from CNN.com

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Face masks began to be seen on many people. This couple even wore them to the beach while they were vacationing from Houston, TX. The beaches were closed down for a period, and when they reopened, people wanted to take precautions against the Coronavirus..

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#beach, #sunbathing, #Houston, #Miami, f#acemasks

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/us/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

CNN.com

Give this story a date.

2020-06-18
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