But, even the trash cans
and the soft drink dispensers are closed.
It's like... Warning!
Danger!
But hey, the important thing is...
There is!
Well, I was saying that...
Yes, I imagine they don't need to tell me more.
Well, they didn't tell me anything.
But I imagine...
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Friends!
How are you?
Welcome to one more new video
from this series of special reports that I am doing
while this new reality lasts.
I am Oscar Alejandro.
And I want to say hi to you from downtown Miami.
I am specifically at Brickell.
And in this episode I want to tell you
how we are living,
those of us who live in South Florida...
The restrictions that are occurring
due to and because of this new virus.
I want to tell you that quarantine has not been decreed here.
However, the city and county have restricted
the opening of many retail locations.
Here in Miami on city orders...
And I will allow myself to read directly from the official site.
"By order of the authorities, bars and nightclubs are closed to the public.
Except those bars that serve takeaways food.
Also the restaurants where people eat indoors.
They can only sell so that people can take home.
Entertainment places,
including theaters,
live performance venues,
Bowling and Video Game Places,
and the gyms,
and fitness studies".
Now all that has been ordered... How is it being fulfilled?
Well, I have precisely come to the heart of Brickell.
For you to see it with your own eyes.
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So is!
I am ready to start this tour
to know how Miami is at this moment.
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So, with that said.
I'm going to give you 1 second...
2...
and 3...
Are you ready?
All right!
We are going to start this tour!
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The first thing I want you to see is the time.
It's exactly 5:25 p.m.
That is, the rush hour.
And this, believe me dear friends,
on an ordinary day is full of traffic.
As you are realizing, we do not see any type of line vehicles.
There is ordinary traffic
but there is no full traffic.
That place in front of us
it is the popular "Mary Brickell Village"
where there are many shops and restaurants.
And to our right,
which is the north of the city,
we see the popular "Brickell City Center".
And we will explore all those places immediately.
For example, from this shopping center
we see this restaurant called "North Italia".
They have open doors...
But if we look in there...
We simply see that it is open for carry out orders.
However, this restaurant which is next door,
which is called "Toscana Divino",
they have decided to close its doors completely.
The shopping center as such has not closed its doors.
In fact, the escalators are working.
But let's see...
Woao!
However, it does make a huge impression on me,
I am recording this video on a Wednesday...
And see that these restaurants that are usually filled with people
are completely closed.
On the top floor of this shopping center
one of the most popular gyms in the area is located.
The "LA Fitness Signature Club".
Obviously it is closed by order of the authorities.
Let's see what it says there at the door.
The message that is read is:
"Attention members: We will be closed from March 17 to 31".
There's the door to the gym,
let's peek inside a little bit.
The image really is creepy, friends.
I have never seen this club like this,
because the chain is characterized by never closing.
For those who know,
they know that this place would be full of tables
and people eating down there.
But look...
We hardly see two or three people resting.
Some stores, such as this massage spa, have decided to close.
For example: "Staying healthy is our top priority."
However, we see that other businesses
such as this barber shop are clearly open
even with clients in there.
Just in front, there is also the other part of the shopping center
where we see a "Starbucks" coffee shop.
Let's see...
Notice that it has an advertisement on the outside...
"Our store is open for grab-and-go".
"We have temporarily closed our seating area".
And well, notice that there are people who are entering.
The store was perfectly open.
But the chairs on the outside are collected.
And yes, indeed we see that inside
there are ordinary customers ordering without any problem.
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However, each business makes the decision that is best for them.
For example, in the back we find the popular bank...
They also work like coffee.
"Capital one".
And they have decided to close.
"This location is temporarily closed".
And in another notice it says:
"Only at this time we are offering ATM services".
As you are realizing my dear adventurers...
While in Miami they do not decree quarantine,
life goes on ordinary.
We see how there are people who are in the streets.
Those who have puppies take them for walks.
Life continues for the moment here in South Florida.
And since life does not stop...
I want to tell you to watch and be aware.
Not even the officers who issue parking tickets stop working.
Inside there is an officer doing his job.
If there is something I am afraid of in Miami,
it is that they will fine me...
Because, trust me, it will hurt a lot in your pocket.
When I see one of these cars out there on the street, I run away.
Right next to the Mary Brickell Village
and in front of the Brickell City center
this square is located in which there is a "Burger King".
It is open like any restaurant
for people who want to order to go.
But from the outside, I just noticed a detail that has impressed me.
Let's go into the restaurant...
It have a notice that it is closed.
But look how they have put
the whole room where people usually sit...
They literally have these yellow safety warning strips.
There we see the line of people to order.
But even the trash cans
and the soft drink dispensers are closed.
It's like... Warning!
Danger!
Don't come close!
The restaurant is open,
as you realize people can order perfectly.
But, we find this...
That in particular...
To me... I do not know...
It seems to me like a little exaggerated...
I want to know your opinion.
What do you think?
Are we reaching extreme measures?
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Friends, we are officially entering the island of Miami Beach.
And we could say that there is even quite a lot of traffic.
Apparently everything is normal for this part of the city.
Of course, it is the busiest, obviously.
I am coming to the Miami Beach area.
And I find this notice that draws my attention a lot.
Friends, this is a parking lot.
And it's closed on police orders.
Except for those with monthly permits
and also for Miami Beach residents.
Do you want me to make a recommendation?
When you guys here in Miami read this notice that says: "Tow Away."
You better listen!
This means if you park in a place where you have this notice...
Most likely a crane will come,
a tugboat...
And your car will disappear!
With the consequence that you have to pay
several hundreds of dollars to recover it.
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Friends, I am sure you know exactly where I am at the moment...
And it's on the popular "Ocean Drive".
Let's say the most famous street in the entire city.
As you are realizing it...
It is not completely abandoned.
But notice, in the part of the extreme right
there are those bars, which prevent cars from parking on the street.
You obviously know that this is the popular Gianni Versace mansion,
which it's a restaurant
and it is also a hotel.
It is completely closed.
However, we see that there are many tourists.
Well, I suppose they are tourists.
They are people who are walking on the sidewalk,
on the street...
Without any problem!
There's not much to do.
Not much to buy.
There is also not much to eat.
But certainly you can walk
with complete tranquility on the street.
Just a few steps from Gianni Versace's villa
there is this place that is one of the most famous bars on the beach.
"Palace" is completely closed.
However, we see that stores like these,
that logically have some kind of souvenirs or tourist things.
They are open.
The popular "Clevelander" bar
on 10th Street with Ocean Drive, completely closed.
Friends, this is generally a very crazy party all the time.
Just to witness that I am recording this video in real time.
Today's date, March 18, 2020.
On the popular watch and temperature of the beach,
from Miami Beach.
I can't describe how weird it feels to be in this place.
Which is generally full of so much music...
Of so many tourists.
This is one of the most popular bars in these areas.
"Mango's Tropical Cafe".
And what a crazy thing!
I mean, it is literally closed with wires.
I imagine you are wondering: "Okay, what about the beach?".
Well, the answer is going to be found right now.
These are the accesses to the sea.
What you can imagine back there is the sand,
is the beach.
And it is impossible to enter at this time.
All these fences prevent us.
And if we wanted to jump...
Obviously look at what's over there.
The police... Taking care that nobody breaks the rules.
I don't know if you can see...
But back there we see a police van driving fast
so that you realize that the security measures
are quite high on the beach.
I was struck by the number of people outside this hotel.
And it really works as a restaurant too.
But, obviously, due to the restrictions of the city, you cannot enter.
There can't be people inside eating.
So they are ordering to go.
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Later I find this very interesting light notice.
And it says: Curfew from 5:00 to 11:00 a.m.
from Washington Collins and Ocean Drive...
From 5th street to 16th street.
That is to say, there is the announcement of the curfew
what in a few hours it will take effect in this area of ​​the city
and that we hope to witness that.
If I keep walking in this area...
And it says that the beach is closed.
There is no access to the sea,
which you can perfectly see back there.
However, I see that this small path is open
which is located right next to the ocean.
And it strikes me how these people have been able to access there,
despite the fact that the beach is closed
and the police are very close.
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Friends, there are approximately 20 minutes left until 11:00 p.m.
And I'm still here on the Ocean Drive in South Beach.
In case the doubt remains!
And I have stayed in this area,
because I want to live with you something that I have never experienced,
which is a curfew.
A rather strange curfew
because it's only happening in a fairly small area of ​​Miami.
On Ocean Drive,
on Collins Avenue,
and on Washington Avenue...
Of South Beach,
From Miami Beach.
I am putting the map of Miami to show you
the little area of ​​the curfew.
Honestly as a citizen it is very difficult for me to understand
how does this curfew
that only take effect from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m.
it will contribute to this pandemic continuing to spread?
And especially because they are doing it in a very small area of ​​the city.
Of course, the most touristy Miami area.
Look at the number of strange and exotic cars
that still circulate around here.
But for this to work they should apply not only a curfew but a quarantine,
not only in this small sector of the city but throughout Miami,
throughout the state.
Or why not? In all the country.
We are going to stay here until 11:00 p.m.
Only a few minutes left...
To see how the police enforce the curfew.
10 minutes later...
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Well, they are about to meet 11:00 p.m.
I just recorded there.
Less than ten seconds for the time to expire.
So at any moment the alarms should start sounding.
Or some sign from the police to tell people to go home.
Officially!
It's already 11:00 p.m.
Let's see what happens.
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I see these little police cars...
That I had never seen,
they look like golf carts.
They all start to appear one after another.
A fire truck is showing up there.
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Yes, we are going to remove this that I have stored here.
I thought they were making a little more noise.
I thought they were making some kind of indication.
In the back is a police car telling people to leave.
Yes, before they tell me something...
And before I get in trouble with the law...
We are going to walk to where I have kept the car.
And we see what we find from here to there.
As you can see, 11:15 p.m.
and on this corner of Washington Avenue.
with 8th street in Miami Beach.
It is where we can see how the police begin to effect this curfew.
There are a lot of patrols,
not just big cars,
but these motorcycle that look like carts.
Like...
Golf cars...
That we see there.
Little ones, they are very different.
So they are closing a store that was open.
A tattoo store.
But apparently they do it in a very civilized way.
I thought it was a little louder,
or that people in the streets were taken prisoner.
But no!
I'm here, on the streets of Miami Beach
seeing how the police forces enforce the law.
Look, they are leaving...
I imagine to another store to close it.
But well the important thing is...
There is!
Well, I was saying that...
Yes, I imagine they don't need to tell me more.
I have to be running!
There is!
Well, they didn't tell me anything but I imagine...
I thought they were a little more aggressive.
But yes, as you can see,
there are many police patrols on the street.
More than normal to enforce that the curfew becomes a reality.
It's exactly 11:20 p.m.
Here in the middle of South Beach.
And in this way it is fulfilled by the moments,
the most rigid thing that the authorities in Miami intend to do
against this pandemic, at least for now.
What do you think?
Do you feel it is enough?
I want your comments here below.
Friends, of course, it will be until the next report...
While I can!
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