Key West Bars Closed Due To Covid

March 23 2020 in key west due to the coronavirus.

Key west bars closed due to covid.

The city of key west began losing its tourists this weekend. 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. Key west ordered all non essential retail and commercial businesses to close by 5 p m. Monday due to the coronavirus crisis.

Now they are closing again after an announcement by the florida department of. Local officials in key west and marathon announced similar directives for their communities. Bars in monroe county had re opened recently after a shutdown on march 17 because of covid 19. If a restaurant is limited to less than 100 of its indoor capacity such covid 19 emergency order must satisfy the following.

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. Any business deriving more than 50 percent of its revenue from alcohol sales is considered a bar. Key west is essentially closed for business during the coronavirus pandemic. 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.

According to the directive bars and bar seating in restaurants must remained closed. So the city is repaving duval street and other roads while waiting for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. Covid 19 is most transmissible indoors under close sustained contact. 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.