Posted on 07/29/2020 3:22:59 PM PDT by Jacquerie
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s top business regulator plans to start meeting with bar operators and craft brewers, amid concerns about establishments closing permanently if a state ban on serving drinks for on-site consumption remains in place.
In a tweet Saturday, Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears said he will begin setting aside time Friday to discuss his June 26 order that banned on-site consumption at bars to try to help stem the spread of COVID-19.
“Next week starting Friday, I’m going to set meetings throughout Florida with breweries and bars to discuss ideas on how to reopen,” Beshears tweeted. “We will come up with a Safe, Smart and Step-by-step plan based on input, science and relative facts on how to reopen as soon as possible.”
Beshears has said the order, which is backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, would remain in place until the growth in COVID-19 cases starts to decline. The state has become a hotspot for the epidemic, with DeSantis repeatedly pointing to young adults — including those who might congregate in bars — as one of the reasons for the surge in cases.
On Sunday, the state reported an additional 9,344 cases, bringing the overall total to 423,855. The state added 73,808 cases during the one-week period from July 19 to Sunday, while 872 Florida residents died of the disease during the period, according to Department of Health numbers.
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For this we destroy businesses?
This is a tyrannical outrage.
Who isn’t sick of all this pansy ass - Ness anymore?
I am so sick and tired of all this pansy crap about this stupid little virus
Just open the dang bar , and serve me a dank beer thanks!
No freaking masks
no freaking 6 feet
no freaking signs
nothing
I know, hold a church service after Happy Hour.
Win-Win.
Still I have to wonder what is going in in Florida. Over 200 deaths today and yesterday.
Yeah, that government for you. A committee, to come up with ideas... on how to open for business.
I got one, get the EFF outta the way.
Over 200 deaths, in the retirement state. I can tell you what is going on. Every retiree that dies is called a covid death.
Is that 200 deaths each day on both days or 200 deaths for both days combined? Just wondering how concerned I should be. Probably not more concerned than you since you brought it up.
That's a good transmission opportunity.
They will just do it all over again so I am not all that sympathetic to their plight.
So white women are not afraid of a huge increases in murder, robbery and rape? And they will feel more “secure” when social workers replace police
under Biden? Utter nonsense.
I’m not really concerned by it, except the politics of it. More curious why now Florida is leading in daily deaths. Hoping with faith that the downtrend comes back because frankly COVID 19 is Trump’s chief rival in November. He needs to resist closing down the economy again, and the Democrats are going to try to label him as incompetent and careless.
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