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ORLANDO | Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) tweeted June 26 that they would be “suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.”
The tweet states that the suspension is effective immediately.
Effective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.
— Florida DBPR (@FloridaDBPR) June 26, 2020
The DBPR made no clarification as to whether this included restaurants that serve alcohol or details on how it will be enforced.
The announcement comes as Florida’s cases of COVID-19 have hit record numbers. Orlando eatery Hamburger Mary’s announced June 25 that they would be temporarily closing after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.
This is a developing story and will be updated as details become available.
