In the political cartoon, the cartoonist thinks opening the beaches is not a good idea. He thinks that coronavirus will strike as soon as the beaches are open since people will be close to each other. He is persuading us to not go to the beaches, or not to open them at all.
Explanation: You can tell the speaker is bitter because they are lamenting their current circumstance. Also the use of the phrase "be reduced to" implies that they are not in a good position.
