Florida Restaurants Can Now Operate With No Restrictions, Governor Says

Published: 9/25/2020, 2:35:56 PM EDT
Florida Restaurants Can Now Operate With No Restrictions, Governor Says
Employees of Cruisers Grill prepare for customers as the state of Florida enters phase one of the plan to reopen the state in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., on May 04, 2020. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lifted COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants as he announced the state would enter Phase 3 of reopening on Friday.

"I think that this will be very very important to the industry and it also will be a recognition that they have worked as hard as anybody to create safe environments," DeSantis told a news conference. "In fact, the idea that government dictating this is better than them making these decisions so that their customers have confidence I think is misplaced."

By Maria Caspani