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Florida to Allow More Traffic at Stores, Restaurants

A server wearing a protective mask serves a drink to a customer in the outside dining area of a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 4. — A server wearing a protective mask serves a drink to a customer in the outside dining area of a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 4.
Photographer: Zack Wittman/Bloomberg

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By Jonathan Levin

May 15, 2020 at 5:34 PM UTC

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he is expanding the reopening of the state’s economy starting Monday, allowing gyms to restart and more traffic at stores and restaurants.

Retailers and restaurants will be able to operate at 50% indoor capacity, up from 25%, DeSantis told reporters Friday in Jacksonville, Florida.