Local leaders are rolling back reopenings, issuing mandates for wearing masks and closing down some beaches in advance of the Fourth of July holiday.
Alarmed by new COVID-19 outbreaks and predictions that hospitals could soon reach capacity, governors and local authorities in many parts of the country are frantically trying to roll back reopening plans that were put in place just weeks ago, and issuing new or more stringent mandates for wearing masks in public.
Last week, Florida banned the sale of alcohol at bars in an effort to reduce crowds and officials in South Florida have announced that they will close the area’s beaches over the Fourth of July weekend. Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner told the South Florida Sun Sentinel it would be “highly irresponsible” to keep them open.
States have also begun rolling back or delaying planned reopenings. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said that the state is suspending indoor restaurant dining, which was set to return on Thursday, indefinitely. New York is reportedly considering a similar delay. In Los Angeles County, officials warned that hospitals could be overrun as cases continue to spike. Los Angeles was one of seven counties ordered to close its bars by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday.
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