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Kemp Lifts More Restrictions, Bar and Nightclubs Back in Business

Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

Governor Brian Kemp signing a new executive order Thursday easing restrictions as the state continues to reopen in the COVID-19 pandemic.

That new Executive Order by the governor continues the State of Emergency through July 12, and requires Georgians 65 and older or medically fragile to continue to shelter-in-place until June 12, with exceptions for necessary activities. The measure also allows the reopening of bars and nightclubs.

“Starting June 1, 2020, bars and nightclubs can decide to reopen if they comply with strict sanitation and social distancing rules, all crafted to reflect industry practices and mitigate health risk," according to Kemp.  "To open their doors, bars and nightclubs must meet thirty-nine mandatory measures to ensure patron well-being. "

Those restictions include:

"Screening workers for illness, limiting the number of people in the building to twenty-five people or thirty-five percent of total occupancy, requiring the facility to be thoroughly and regularly sanitized, only serving drinks to seated patrons or those in designated areas, limiting party size to six people, and preventing patrons from congregating."

It also permits larger gatherings.

"For several weeks now, gatherings of more than ten people in a single location have been banned in Georgia unless there is at least six feet between each person. Given favorable data and relying on Dr. Toomey’s advice, we feel comfortable incrementally increasing that number to twenty-five. That means starting June 1, 2020, you can have gatherings of more than twenty-five people in a single location if you have at least six feet between each person."

Social distancing measures must be maintained.

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