Thursday, March 28, 2024

Coronavirus Update: Atlanta Mayor Orders Restaurants, Clubs, Other Gathering Spots Closed

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Mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms

*Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ordered on Thursday the closure of all restaurants, bars, nightclubs, private social clubs, fitness centers, gyms, movie theaters, bowling alleys and arcades within the city limits, reports AJC.com.

Bottoms posted a copy an executive order declaring that the coronavirus pandemic presented “an extreme likelihood of the destruction of life” on Twitter shortly after 10 a.m.

Under the city’s charter, the mayor has the power to exercise “extraordinary police power in times of emergency.”

The order contains provisions that allow cafeterias in hospitals and nursing homes to remain open and for restaurants to still provide delivery, takeout and drive-through food service.

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