Pedestrians walk along the shore in Cape May, N.J., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Some people who live in cities or their suburbs have been fleeing to their second homes at the shore to ride out the coronavirus near the beach. But neighbors in many of those towns are yanking the welcome mat, fearing infection and an overwhelming of already-stretched resources. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
March 20, 2020
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Fleeing virus for resort homes, some find welcome mat yanked
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Some city folk have been fleeing to their second homes in resort areas to ride out the coronavirus outbreak near the beach or the ski slopes. But neighbors in many of those places are yanking the welcome mat — fearing infection and the overwhelming of already stretched resources in sleepy shore and mountain communities.