Florida closing bars as coronavirus cases skyrocket

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Florida shut down bars as another record number of new COVID-19 cases was announced in the state.

The move to suspend on-premise consumption of alcohol was announced on Friday by Halsey Beshears, the secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the agency that regulates Florida bars.

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