PLAYA DEL REY, Calif. — Most folks stayed in their homes over the weekend and Sue Bernstein who's lived in Playa del Rey for more than 20 years was no different. She found ways to stay occupied.

"Playing board games my husband and I and just watching shows you know," Bernstein said. 

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Living in unprecedented times has forced Bernstein and her friend Debbie Siegel to adjust their routine walks together along Dockweiler Beach. But after staying in all weekend, they felt it was important to get outside and have some semblance of normalcy.

"It's weird, I'm not trying to be all fearful about it and just be cautious," said Bernstein. "Wash your hands, stay home if you're sick, but get outside and get some exercise. Just lighten the anxiety of it all."  

The RV park at Dockweiler Beach along their walking route is one of several locations the county could use to temporarily house people ordered isolated or quarantined because of the coronavirus. 

"Over the weekend I had read about they were forcing people to leave and that this is what they were doing," said Siegel.

Siegel lives nearby in Culver City, but for someone like Bernstein who's a nearby resident, she says she's not feeling anxious about the containment center being so close to home.

"I mean it's got to be somewhere. I mean here it's by the ocean, there's a nice breeze that's blowing all of the time, and they're going to be prepared that's the main thing," Bernstein said.

This preparation is all to help flatten the coronavirus curve.

Dockweiler RV Park is part of LA County. When El Segundo Mayor Drew Boyles got the call from County Board of Supervisor Janice Hahn's office about their plan to utilize the space he started working with the county to help keep the broader region safe.

"We are just happy that we're part of the solution and we feel they have a good plan in place. They've been working with our fire department and our police department on all of the different safety precautionary measures," said Boyles.

The Office of Emergency Management has procured over 100 RV's at this point for the temporary Dockweiler housing. 

And they're not just for overflow. 

There are various scenarios for why someone could end up being isolated or quarantined there.

"Imagine two people living in the same apartment and they share a bathroom and one person was potentially exposed. Well you could not keep them quarantined in that apartment situation so you'd want to move that person out and into another environment," said Boyles. 

For Bernstein, this could be one of her last walks for a while at Dockweiler Beach as the public is being asked to avoid the area. 

But despite the temporary personal disruption, she applauds local officials for taking precautionary action.

"Hopefully it will not go on for that much longer and it'll calm down. But got to be prepared," she said.

Being prepared...to help keep us all safe.