BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach officials have reopened beaches for sunbathing, sitting in chairs and all other activities within city limits during the coronavirus pandemic — but groups must be five people or fewer, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
Since April 2, both cities joined a group of Brevard County beachside communities in limiting beach activities to walking, jogging, biking, fishing, surfing and swimming during Florida's 30-day "safer at home" order. “The City would like to thank our community for continuing to abide by the social distancing measures we have put in place at our beaches to safeguard our residents during this pandemic response,” Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker wrote in a