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Last Call: Bars And Nightclubs In Florida Must Close; Restrictions On Restaurants
March 17, 2020
Florida bars and nightclubs must close today starting at 5 p.m., and new restrictions have been place on restaurants.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the order Tuesday to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
“We view that as something that could be problematic for spreading the virus. Stealth carriers, people who don’t have symptoms, but they are nevertheless passing along,” DeSantis said during a press conference in Tallahassee.
Restaurants must stay below 50 percent of their total capacity in dinings areas, parties must be seated at tables must be at least six feets apart, and all employees must be screened for COVID-19. DeSantis also encouraged restaurant takeout and delivery services.
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11 Responses to “Last Call: Bars And Nightclubs In Florida Must Close; Restrictions On Restaurants”
Steve, like Taco Bell is good, healthy high quality cuisine! They are doing you a favor, if they shut it down!
@Steve… If Taco Bell is that important to you, you would have seen that they said, days ago, they were going to Drive Through only and shutting down the inside dining. The only reason Taco Bell would shut down, is if they decided to do it in their own!
Take your family to a Restaurant and make sure you are sitting 6 feet away from each other. Don’t you think that would keep folks away thus shutting down? Do you want to try the 6 foot rule in airports?
Many restaurants and fast food are offering drive thru or carry out only as of today. Some of those orders to close dining areas are coming from corporate overhead for the safety of their employees. I think Steve was trying to say too little was being done on travel and used the reference in comparison only
Steve-it does not say ANYWHERE that any restaurants are closing. It says they are to be less than 50% regular capacity. If your Taco Bell has 4 people in it, then I guess their regular crowd equals 8?
@ Steve & KSP. You are both right. Many times the “powers to be” act without thinking of the results. It’s a little late to close the barn door. We are told all school project and any thing else can be done on line. A good friend who is in the computer field said our systems can’t handle the load. If you enjoyed the good old days of dial up service you’ll love trying to use on line for every thing.
Does someone need to explain to this guy the difference between a Taco Bell and an Airport?
Steve, Taco Bell is not a bar or a nightclub. Please read the whole article. Common sense and proper hygiene will see us through this. Media fed panic will not. Thanks to North Escambia for keeping us informed.
When you fly on a plane, the air is recirculated , so everyone on the plane breathes everyone else’s air( and germs). Shut down all domestic travel period and we would have a much better chance of containing this mess.
Not shutting down the Airports that have 1000’s of people coming through, but shut down my Taco Bell that has 4 people in it. People acting without thinking is the issue now.
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