Coronavirus Florida: County announces more closures — is it enough?

Bernard urged DeSantis and President Donald Trump to order the Federal Emergency Management Agency to open two drive-thru testing sites in Palm Beach County, one in south county and one in central county.

"Folks, this is a matter of life and health. We need that for our residents," he said.

Kerner said a single FEMA-backed site has been approved but the county must provide supplies, including testing swabs. He said county officials were scrambling to find sources.

"We will have testing sites up in this county. We'll even go as far as purchasing our own testing kits and setting up our own testing sites if the federal government continues to not come through," he said.

What are the critical businesses?

In general, here are the type of businesses that can remain open:

– Hospitals, doctors' and dentists' offices, pharmacies;

– Grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores;

– Homeless shelters, social service agencies;

– Urgent care centers, physical therapists; mental health professionals; labs; blood banks, home health agencies;

– Gas stations, automobile dealerships, auto-supply and auto-repair shops;

– Banks and financial institutions, including insurance firms and adjusters;

– Hardware, gardening, and building supply stores;

– Contractors and other trades, exterminators, janitorial services, home security firms;

– Postal services;

– Moving and storage companies;

– Laundromats, dry cleaners;

– Office supply stores;

– Airlines, taxis, and other private transportation providers;

– Assisted living facilities, nursing homes, adult day care centers;

– Law firms, accountants and other professionals, including architects, engineers and land surveyors;

– Landscape and pool care services;

– Childcare facilities, but the children should be in groups of 10 or less;

– Warehouses, factories, bottling plants, trucking companies;

– Telecommunications providers, including computer stores;

– Hotels and motels if they are providing rooms to essential workers, domestic violence victims, displaced people or people using hotels as transitional housing. No new reservations from the public are permitted;

– Veterinarians, pet stores and pet boarding facilities;

– Mortuaries, funeral homes, and cemeteries;

– Gun stores;

– Any business employing 5 or few people who do not regularly interact with the public or can practice social distancing;

– Electrical production and distribution services;

– Personal grooming such as nail salons or hair salons that can provide services with personal protective equipment and comply with federal and state guidance;

– Waste management;

– Landscaping or pool services;

– Businesses that supply other critical businesses.

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