Fight against coronavirus

Palm Beach County is following orders from Governor DeSantis to close beaches and in-room dinning at restaurants across the county.

ORDERS FROM GOVERNOR DESANTISTO CLOSE BEACHES AND IN- ROOMDINING AT RESTAURANTS ACROSSTHE COUNTY.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S MERRISBADCOCK IS LIVE OUTSIDE THEEMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERWITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWABOUT THIS MAJOR CHANGES.MERRIS?COUNTY ADMINSTRATOR VERDENIABAKER SAYING RIGHT AWAY SHEREALZIES THAT WE ARE TALKINGABOUT PEOPLEHERE, BUT THIS IS AN ORDERFROM THE GOVERNORBUT THERE IS STILL NO CURFEWHERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.OF THE 34 CASES IN THE COUNTYTHERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS..BUT PALM BEACH COUNTY HEALTHDEPT.

DIRECTOR DR. ALINAALANSO SAYS THERE IS ANINCREDIBLE BACKLOG IN TESTINGAND SOME FOLKS ARE BEING TOLDIT COULD TAKE 8 DAYS TO GETTHEIR TESTING RESULTS BACK.STATE ATTORNEY DAVE ARONGBERGSAYS JURY TRIALS AND JURY DUTYHAVE BEEN SUSPENDED.

ANYONEWITH A MISDEMEANOR OR CRIMINALTRAFFIC CHARGE WILL GETHEARING DATES PUSHED BACK.

ANDPALM BEACH COUNTY MAYOR DAVEKERNER SAYS IF YA WANT TODRINK ALCOHOLÃYOUTO HAVE TO DO IT AT HOME..SINCE ALL ALCOHOL SALES OFOPEN CONTAINERS IN RESTAURANTSHAVE BEEN SUSPENDED.“OUR PROECTIVE ACTIONS ARE ONA REGIONAL APPROACH, MEANINGTHAT THE MAJORITY OF CASES INFLORIDA ARE WITHIN THETRI-COUNTY MIAMI-PALM BEACH-BROWARD AREAS.

// MIAMI DADEINVOKED EMERGENCY PROTECTIVEORDERS SHUTTING DOWN BARS,BEACHES AND LAGE GATHERINGAREAS THE WAVE OF PEOPLE FROMTHAT ORDER WHICH WASPREVIOUSLY RELEASED HAS ANEFFECT OF PUSHING THOSERESIDENTS AND VISTORS TO THENORTHERN COUNTIES IN BROWARDAND PALM BEACH” 15;43;22ÃWEDONFROM MY UNDERSTANDING WITH MYCONVERSATIONS WITH SURGEONGENERAL&.WE DONMAKS AND WE DONEQUIPMENT FOR PEOPLE TO BEPREPARED TO TEST”THEY HAVE ORDERED SUPPLIES BUTTHE BIG QUESTION HERE IS WHENWILL EVERYTHING ARRIVE?THEREHASNGOLF COURSE AND MOST PARKS ARESTILL OPEN HERE IN THE COUNTY.JUST REMEMBER TO PRACTICESOCIAL DISTANCING IF YOUCHOOSE TO VISIT THESE AREAS.LIVE FROM THE EMERGENCYOPERATIONS CENTER IN PALMBEACH COUNTY, MERRIS BADCOCK,WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5.GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS TAKINGACTION TODAY -- ISSUINGMULTIPLE EXECUTIVE ORDER