Halsey Beshears, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary, made the following statement on the FDOB twitter account:
“Effective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.”
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The announcement came shortly after the Florida Department of Health reported 8,942 new coronavirus cases, which is the highest single day total on record.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has scheduled a 2pm news conference.
This is a breaking news story, and it will be updated as more details are known.