Key West Bars Closed Due To Covid

Local officials in key west and marathon announced similar directives for their communities.

Key west bars closed due to covid.

Key west ordered all non essential retail and commercial businesses to close by 5 p m. Monday due to the coronavirus crisis. The new order is to take effect at 12 01 a m. In its public health advisory the florida department of health reminds floridians and visitors to wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible and recommends refraining from participating in gatherings of more than 10 people.

Key west is essentially closed for business during the coronavirus pandemic. Retail stores were ordered to close by 5 p m. While some bars in key west flouted the order to close this week in key largo the iconic caribbean club has a sign out front that it is closed for the next 30 days. Covid 19 is most transmissible indoors under close sustained contact.

Any business deriving more than 50 percent of its revenue from alcohol sales is considered a bar. If a restaurant is limited to less than 100 of its indoor capacity such covid 19 emergency order must satisfy the following. Now they are closing again after an announcement by the florida department of. March 23 2020 in key west due to the coronavirus.

Provides that restaurants may not be limited by a covid 19 emergency order by any local government to less than 50 of their indoor capacity. The city of key west began losing its tourists this weekend. The covid 19 pandemic is threatening to upend the economic order of the united states causing upheaval in industries such as real estate hospitality retail and transportation to name but a few. The florida keys reopened for visitors monday after the tourist dependent island chain was closed for more than two months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.