Palm Beach County places restrictions on food, alcohol sales

Palm Beach County is placing food and alcohol restrictions on establishments to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

TOTAL OF 291,629 CONFIRMEDCASES IN OUR STATE.

THATINCLUDES 9,194 NEWLY REPORTEDPOSITIVE CASES.PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS ISSUEDAN EXECUTIVE ORDER RESTRICTINGFOOD AND ALCOHOL SERVICESINSIDE RESTAURANTS PAST 11P-M... THE ORDER COMES AS COUNTYLEADERS SAY LARGE GATHERINGSIN RESTAURANTS ARE BELIEVED TOCONTRIBUTE TO THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5MICHELLE QUESADA SPEAKS WITHRESTAURANT OWNERS ABOUT HOWWILL IMPACT THEM&A RESTRICTION IN HOURS OFOPERATION FOR RESTAURANTSMEANS POTENTIALLY LESS HOURSFOR EMPLOYEES& OWNER OFROCCOCHANGES THAT COME THEIR WAY,THEY ARE GRATEFUL TO BE OPENAND WILL COMPLY WITH ALLCOUNTY ORDERS..

NATS ITTUESDAY AND ROCCOOWNER ROCCO MANGEL BELIEVESTHEREPEOPLE ARE RUSHING TO DINE INRESTAURANTS& I THINK THE DATATHAT THEY ARE GATHERING ISTHAT RESTAURANTS AND BARSRIGHT NOW ARE THE NUMBER ONEOFFENDER - I DONTHEY GET THAT FROM IM NOT AHEALTH ADVOCATE - I DONANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT I THINKWHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO ISCONTROL THE YOUNGER CROWDLATER ON AT NIGHT FROMGATHERING PALM BEACH COUNTYADMINISTRATOR VERDENIA BAKERTOLD COMMISSIONERS TUESDAYTHAT SHE IS ISSUING ANEXECUTIVE ORDER RESTRICTINGFOOD AND DRINKS SERVICESINSIDE RESTAURANTS FROM 11 PMTO 5 AM SOME RESTAURANTS ARESERVING NORMAL THEY CLOSEOTHERS SERVE NORMAL HOURS ANDTHEN THEY OPEN FOR NIGHTACTIVITY ROCCO SAYS HISDOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACHRESTAURANT ALREADY HADADJUSTED ITS HOURS..

CLOSINGAT MIDNIGHT..

HE AGREES WITHHAVING A CURFEW BUT SAYS 11 PMDOESNENOUGH TIME TO GET LATE DINERSOUT THE DOOR& THE PROBLEM ISIF THEY COME IN AT 10 OWE HAVE TO LET SOMEBODY KNOWHEY YOU HAVE TO BE OUT OF HEREIN 45 MINUTES AND YOU HAVE TOWRAP UP YOUR MEAL WHICH IS NOTREALLY HOSPITABLE.

THE ORDERWILL GO INTO EFFECT AT 12:01A.M.

ON JULY 16 AND WILLREMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THEEXPIRATION OF THE EXISTINGSTATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY.MICHELLE QUESADA WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.