FLORIDA – ABC Action News is committed to providing Tampa Bay area residents all of the updates on the coronavirus, COVID-19, and the impact it's having on our way of life. To help you stay on top of it all, we've compiled all the updates for Tuesday, May 12. For today's updates, visit www.abcactionnews.com/virus. Don't forget we are in this together!
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issues order to keep live performance venues, bars and nightclubs closed through end of May. Those 65 or older in Georgia are asked to stay sheltered-in-place through June 12.
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- St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman announced he will reopen dog parks, skate parks and recreation courts.
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- Manatee County leaders vote to reopen public beach parking with no time limits, effective Wednesday, May 13. Social distancing rules still apply at county beaches.
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- DOH reports 941 new COVID-19 cases and 44 more deaths. At this time, Florida currently has 41,923 cases and 1,779 deaths.
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- More than 8,000 died in British nursing homes in 2 months.
- U.S. donates 1,000 ventilators to South Africa.
- Expert warns many countries are driving blind as they reopen.
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- Dr. Fauci to warn of 'needless suffering and death' if US reopens too quickly in Senate hearing at 10 a.m. Watch live when it happens here.
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- US death toll at 80,684 deaths.
- Trump and Pence to maintain distance from each other.
- Wuhan to test entire population after cluster of cases emerge.
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- Pinellas County Representative Chris Latvala helping with statewide Food Share Event May 12 & May 22 at the High Point Neighborhood Family Center in Clearwater from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Click here for full list of distributions to find one near you.
Important updates from Monday, May 11
- Florida barber shops, hair and nail salons reopen.
- MLB owners approve giving players' union plan to start season around Fourth of July in ballparks without fans.
- Steak 'n Shake permanently closes 57 restaurants as company suffers during pandemic.
- 15 residents were evacuated from 2 Pinellas nursing homes due to a COVID-19 outbreak, a county official confirms.
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Important updates from Sunday, May 10
- The mayor of a city near Seoul has ordered the temporary closing of clubs, discos and other nightlife establishments amid concerns of a second wave of coronavirus cases in the country.
- Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN and CBS News he will do a “modified” self-quarantine.
- A public health expert says the new coronavirus still “has a long way to run” despite President Donald Trump’s claim last week that it will go away without a vaccine.
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Important updates from Saturday, May 9
- Tens of thousands of crew members are stuck aboard cruise ships, weeks after passengers were allowed to disembark amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- Florida is reporting that more than 650 patients have died from the coronavirus at the state's nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis issues executive order for barbershops, cosmetology salons and specialty salons
- Palm Beach County to proceed to Phase 1 of Gov. DeSantis' plan
- U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening the country.
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