Florida Governor Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions On Restaurants Despite Pandemic Spreading

The US state of Florida is lifting COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and entering the final phase of its recovery plan, Governor Ron De Santis said on Friday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 25th September, 2020) The US state of Florida is lifting COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and entering the final phase of its recovery plan, Governor Ron De Santis said on Friday.

"We are today moving into Phase III," De Santis said at a press conference.

"There will not be limitations for the restaurants from the state of Florida."

De Santis said he was signing an order that would guarantee restaurants could operate at a minimum of 50 percent occupancy, regardless of local rules.

The number of daily COVID-19 cases has risen this month for the first time since July, according to the Tampa Bay times.