These two states have just closed bars without reopening of the view
Governors react as a number of new cases of COVID-19 reach recorded vertices.
If you live in Texas or Florida, you will not get out in a bar to celebrate the end of the lock at any time. The governors of these two states announcedAll bars are mandated to close immediately due to a thrust in cases of COVID-19.
According to the State Health Department, the new Coronavirus account in Florida doubled 9,000 over the last 24 hours. Halsey Beshears, the Secretary of the Department of Florida Business Regulation and Professionals,announced in a tweet thisFlorida is "suspending alcohol consumption at the alcohol scale at the bar." Whether or not bars can continue to sell alcoholic beverages to take away.
Texas does not turn much better, one of the main contributors to a new US record of nearly 40,000 new cases reported Thursday.TheDecision to turn off all barsIn the state arrived early this morning, like Governor Greg Abbott highlighted bar gatherings as one of the main culprits of growth infection numbers in Star Lone. "At that time, it is clear that rising cases is largely motivated by certain types of activities, including Texans who gather in bars," he said.
Establishments that earn more than 51% of gross alcohol sales revenues are mandatory to immediately close on-site operations, but they may remain open to take away and deliver. The restaurants in Texas are also staying, but will have to iron their capacity at 50%. The governor refused to remember a chronology of the reopening of bars.
The two states began to reopen at the beginning of May
It should be noted that Texas and Florida wereAmong the first states to start reopening may's beginning. In Florida, the residence order at home expired on April 30 and the state immediately decided to reopen their beaches. Restaurants have reopened the limited capacity in early May, while bars were allowed to reopen tohalf capacity from June 5th. Home stay orders in Texas expired on May 1st.The restaurants were allowed to reopen on May 1st and increase the capacity of 75% by June 12, while the bars worked at a capacity of 50% since June 3rd.Subscribe to our newsletterTo get the latest coronaviruses delivered directly to your inbox.