Californians are not so different if they are gathering, without thought, in large and close groups.
(sigh)
This last weekend, the small towns along the Oregon and Washington coasts were invaded by groups of visitors from inland, seemingly determined to spread a potential virus. Local towns were aghast, and finally closed their towns up, as much as legally possible, and told all visitors to leave immediately. They told local motels and rental housing units to close.
They have way less medical facilities than the larger cities. I do not blame them for reacting to this as the
health threat that it is. Trouble is, the younger visitors are either ignorant or perhaps nihilistic.
That, and there's the general belief of youth of invulnerability. And, likely that was the idiot wisdom that got so many of my peers killed and wounded in 'The Nam'.... kids make great soldiers.
Dumb Luck saved me -- never got sent "in country". I recall that fear of death was kind of an intellectual exercise when I was in my 20's. Not so much now.
Odds are, currently, that about 98% of those infected will survive. I try not to obsess about the 2%, or my possible inclusion in that little statistical grouping.