South Florida was flooded with crowds of stripless parties after it reopened for the first time since the epidemic began – just to shut it down by authorities for violating epidemic rules, a report said Sunday.
The South Florida-Sentinel reported that dancing, drinking and social distance protocols were ignored by young people at the Wharf Fort Lauderdale weekend – county code officials were asked to intervene, the South Florida-Sentinel said.
“If they’re not wearing patron masks, they’re leaving us with no option but to shut them down,” Broward Mayor Steve Jailer told the newspaper.
“Our goal is not to shut down the business. It’s about getting compliance. If we have to shut down businesses that are intentionally violating our law, it will send a message. They must obey our orders for the safety of the public. ”
A neighbor doctor said he walked through the water hole around 9pm on Friday – his opening day – and the party was shocked by the crowd of participants.
“It simply came to our notice then. Place. “The space was full, everyone was together,” Ralph Levy told the newspaper.
County officials visited the bar three times alone on Saturday – each time citing him for violating COVID-19 guidelines, the outlet said.
They noted that wharfs can enter patrons without wearing a mask and do not have a plexiglass divider in their belt.
Although officials ordered it to be closed for only 24 hours, Mehsana said it would not reopen until it could do normally.
“People want to get drunk and walk around. We scored Wharf [for customers] Have a definite experience, ”co-owner Emilio Guerra told the newspaper.
“And as guidelines and regulations put pressure on us, unfortunately we have to stop.
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