JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Lenny Curry announced an executive order mandating Duval County residents to stay home starting Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Gov. Ron DeSantis made that a statewide order hours later.
Those in the area may ask ‘what does that mean?’ Does it mean that you can’t go out for groceries or keep a scheduled doctor’s visit? If I’m a business owner of a small hardware store, is my business considered essential?
The good news is that many businesses that are currently open — the Walmarts and Publixes and Home Depots — are considered essential and remain open, albeit, with their already altered operating hours.
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What if you’re a handyman and fix items like dishwahers or air conditioning units? You’d still be able to do that under this order. Planning on taking the kids to a park and hitting baseballs? Sorry. That’s not considered essential. Better to stay home.
Restaurants? They are still permitted to stay open under previous guidelines of takeout, pickup and delivery only.
What about childcare? As long as children remain in groups of 10 or fewer, it’s allowed, but…
