Orange County residents no longer under curfew
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Orange County leaders lifted its 10 p.m. curfew Monday, saying it was no longer needed. Orange County Mayor Demings made the announcement during a regularly scheduled coronavirus briefing. Leaders issued the county-wide curfew as hours-long protests continued to pop up throughout the Orlando area, attendance numbers growing into the thousands. With demonstrators wearing face masks and social distancing, there is no need to continue the curfew, the county posted on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/Q1geRt996G Orange County FL (@OrangeCoFL) June 8, 2020After the second weekend of protests, Orlando police say officers did not make a single arrest.
Hereโs what Fun Spot, Gatorland, Icon Park want to do to keep you safe
ORLANDO, Fla. โ Some of Orange Countyโs smaller attractions said they have strong guidelines in place for keeping guests safe, and they want to open by the end of the week. Leaders from Fun Spot America, Gatorland and Icon Park presented their plans to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force on Monday. โOur priority is number one the customerโs safety comes first,โ said Chris Jaskiewicz with Icon Park. โKeep things clean and keep people healthy.โAll three parks have been closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. โOur goal is to seek approval from the task force and from Mayor Demings and open our park this Saturday, May 23,โ said Mark McHugh with Gatorland.
Orange County task force: Reopen businesses with masks, temperature checks
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. โ How far apart can customers stay from each other? [MORE ORANGE COUNTY HEADLINES]He said if a Coronavirus vaccine is not developed, businesses and hospitals must continue health safety protocols as they reopen. Florida Department of Health Orange County Director Dr. Raul Pino said the number of positive Coronavirus cases, by percentage, continues to fall, even as testing increases. โBecause it sounds like from this it could be weeks and weeks and weeks,โ Whittall said. The task force meets again next Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.You can email your question to the task force by 5 p.m. the day before the meeting to economicrecovery@ocfl.net.