Your turn on the news and you continue to hear about the COVID pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

But, when you head to the social media of those same people that are reporting on the pandemic, It appears to be a different story.

While the CDC is warning people to avoid travel, social distance, and wear a mask, WGCL (Atlanta) Reporter Melissa Stern appeared to travel to Arizona with nearly a dozen other women and was pictured not following the CDC guidelines to celebrate a birthday.

Traveling during a pandemic does not seem wise, but Stern has also been in a fight with cancer.

This photo was posted on the birthday girl’s social media.

Stern did not appear to return to quarantine, she was back at work on Monday and was reporting on….you guessed it….the pandemic: