Miami To Restart Indoor Dining After Almost 2 Months Of Closures

TOPLINE

Restaurants in one of the largest U.S. counties will be able to reopen for indoor dining at the end of this month, as officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida, announced Tuesday that restrictions would be lifted Aug. 31.

KEY FACTS

KEY BACKGROUND

Restaurants were ordered to close down dine-in service in July, when south Florida was a coronavirus hot spot. Many ICUs across the county reached their normal capacity during the month of July, as positivity rates soared. But the outbreak has taken a sharp decline in Miami-Dade recently, as it has in much of the rest of Florida and in summer hot spots across the U.S.

TANGENT

Most cities are allowing indoor dining, but that’s not the case in New York City, where it remains unclear when restaurants might be able to reopen dining rooms. That’s drawn the ire of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, whose executive director is demanding that Mayor Bill de Blasio release a reopening plan.

FURTHER READING

Miami Is Closing Its Restaurants Again, As Florida’s Coronavirus Crisis Continues (Forbes)

Florida Reports Lowest Coronavirus Case Increase Since June (Forbes)

Restaurant dining rooms set to reopen soon in Miami-Dade as COVID spread eases (Miami Herald)

Florida Shatters Record For New Coronavirus Cases, Orders Bars To Close (Forbes)

Florida Sets Another Daily Coronavirus Death Record, Hours After Texas Did The Same (Forbes)

Florida’s Coronavirus Crisis May Have Peaked (Forbes)

NYC Hospitality Alliance director: ‘Something needs to be done’ on city not reopening indoor dining (Fox Business)

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