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N.J. Halts Bar Seating, Late Dining Hours to Curb Virus Spread
- Rules start Thursday, and governor warns he could enact more
- Alcohol available at tables; outdoor dining won’t be affected
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy ordered restaurants to stop serving indoors at 10 p.m. daily and banned seating at bars, among new restrictions as the state reported more than 7,000 new Covid-19 cases in just 72 hours.
The rules will take effect Thursday, Murphy said at a Trenton news conference. New Jersey over the weekend surpassed 250,000 positive tests since March, and in the past 24 hours topped 1,500 hospitalized for the first time in five months. The testing positivity rate reached 7.52%, from 6.99% on Nov. 4.