Social distancing vs a day at the beach

[John 6IX Breezy]

From what I've seen, many places that are being asked to stay home still allow people to go for walks. I think it's important that people take advantage of that. Social distancing does not mean you neglect sunlight and exercise. If anything, there's an ample literature on the effects of stress and depression on the immune system. Staying in bed eating and watching television, which many people are bound to default to, is going to affect them physically and mentally.

When it comes to beaches, there's a difference between spring breakers congregating around bars and music, and families keeping their distance and enjoying nature. There's a right and wrong way to do things.

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Population is one leg of the problem. Consider that the ocean has a whole raft of creatures living in it- it is FAR from sterile.

I agree. Environments also affect pathogens in species-specific ways. Some pathogens can thrive in ocean water and stomach acids, others don't. Whether or not seawater renders SARS-CoV-2 inactive is a possibility worth researching at some point. My line of reasoning is based on the fact that beaches are in constant motion, which both washes away what's on the skin surface, and also reduces the concentration of whatever is in it.