Bars in the US state of Texas will start reopening late this week as the Lone Star State gets further back in business, authorities said Monday despite a rise in cases of coronavirus
Sergeant Katie Turner of the Texas National Guard directs a car at a drive-up COVID-19 testing site in the parking lot of Memorial Swimming Pool on May 18, 2020 in El Paso, Texas
Federal guidelines call for a 14-day decline in cases before a phased comeback, but Texas is among areas going ahead even though cases of coronavirus have gone up. On Saturday they spiked to 1,801, the highest since the pandemic began. Abbott said he was delaying the reopening by a week for cities that are particularly hard hit such as El Paso and Amarillo.In south Florida, Phase One of reopening after the coronavirus lockdown excludes hotels, bars, night clubs, gyms, cinemas and massage parlors.
For example, the separate jurisdictions of Miami and Miami Beach, both within Miami-Dade County, each hope to open some shops by Wednesday and to have restaurants functional by May 27.
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