FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida's largest county is again closing its restaurants to sit-down dining, gyms and other indoor venues weeks after they reopened because a spike in coronavirus cases is creating a shortage of intensive care unit beds at its hospitals.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Monday that the closure will take effect Wednesday and will also include banquet halls and short-term vacation rentals like those available on Airbnb.
Restaurants will still be able to sell takeout and delivery. Bars are already closed statewide and restaurants were limited to 50% capacity indoors.Like much of the state, Miami-Dade's restaurants had reopened with restrictions in mid-May, while gyms reopened about a month ago.