Clarification: Virus Outbreak-Public Pools story
Posted May 27, 2020 7:00 am
MISSION, Kan. (AP) - In a May 25 story, The Associated Press reported that public pools that open this summer will task teenage lifeguards with maintaining social distancing among pool visitors. The story should have made clear that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and lifeguard certifying agencies recommend that lifeguards not be given that responsibility, even if some pools intend to do so.
In this photo taken Friday, May 22, 2020, people paddle board on Shawnee Mission Lake at dusk in Lenexa, Kan. As warm weather approaches and many public pools remain closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, there has been a surge of people using backyard pools as well at taking to water activities on lakes and rivers to get out and cool off. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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In this photo taken Friday, May 15, 2020, the public pool in Mission, Kan. is lifeless as plans remain in place to keep the pool closed for the summer to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. As warm weather approaches and many public pools remain closed there has been a surge of people using backyard pools as well at taking to water activities on lakes and rivers to get out and cool off. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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In this photo taken Friday, May 22, 2020, people boat on Shawnee Mission Lake at dusk in Lenexa, Kan. As warm weather approaches and many public pools remain closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, there has been a surge of people using backyard pools as well at taking to water activities on lakes and rivers to get out and cool off. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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In this photo taken Friday, May 22, 2020, people boat on Shawnee Mission Lake at dusk in Lenexa, Kan. As warm weather approaches and many public pools remain closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, there has been a surge of people using backyard pools as well at taking to water activities on lakes and rivers to get out and cool off. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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