Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in South Florida on June 5
We’re keeping track of the latest news regarding the coronavirus in South Florida and around the state.
Check back for updates on COVID-19 throughout the day.
Miami Beach opening gyms and more on Monday
4:15 p.m.: Miami Beach will be allowing gyms, fitness studios, tattoo parlors, massage studios and parlors and summer camps to open Monday, June 8, after Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez signed off on the county’s plans to do the same. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said he would follow the county.
Movie theaters, concert houses, auditoriums, playhouses and bowling alleys may reopen if they submit a COVID mitigation plan to Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County and receive approval, the city said.
Dog parks on the Beach reopened Friday. The city will also allow youth sports to be conducted with certain social distancing and safety rules in place starting on Monday, too.
Special conversation about COVID and its impact on South Florida for Herald subscribers
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3 p.m.: The novel coronavirus pandemic struck a blow to nearly every aspect of civic and business life.
As more of daily life moves from shelter at home to functioning at a safe social distance, what should we expect from healthcare, hospitality, higher education and general business?
The Miami Herald assembled a panel of Florida’s Influencers from key fields for just that conversation — along with futurist Amy Webb — as we look around the corner to our changed and changing post-pandemic world.
The hour-long discussion — at noon Friday, June 12 — will be moderated by Miami Herald editorial page editor Nancy Ancrum. The conversation is exclusive to subscribers of the Miami Herald and miamiherald.com.
To reserve a spot RSVP here.
Florida sees 1,300 new cases of COVID-19, another big jump, as state tests more people
12:05 p.m.: Florida’s Department of Health confirmed 1,305 additional cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the state’s known total to 61,488. Miami-Dade saw 277 additional cases, pushing the county’s total to hit and surpass 19,000.
Read the full story here.
Healthcare workers kneel outside Miami hospital to protest police brutality
11:15 a.m.: At the “White Coats for Black Lives” demonstration outside Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, healthcare workers and other protesters knelt against police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Dr. Lily Ostrer, a second-year Jackson resident, said the feeling of being constantly at risk by the coronavirus pandemic is something that black Americans have felt their whole lives because of their race.
“A lot of people have made a calculation in their minds that they have more to lose from enabling our current system of racist policemen to persist than to potentially catch the virus,” she said.
Read the full story here.
Shall we dance?
9:45 a.m.: Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Coral Gables will be reopening Monday, June 8. Here’s what you can expect.
According to the studio, the venue is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines with new procedures.
▪ Arrive only five minutes before your appointment and leave five minutes after your lesson to reduce the amount of people in the studio.
▪ The entry door will be opened for you, to alleviate the touching of metal surfaces.
▪ The schedule will be one hour time slots to allow 45 minutes for the lesson and 15 minutes for the teachers to sanitize themselves and clean after each lesson.
▪ The studio will try to limit contact points to the cocktail tables and chairs.
▪ Everyone’s temperature will be taken with a forehead thermometer; the staff as they arrive in the morning and the students as they arrive for lessons. Those with a fever or experiencing symptoms should stay at home.
▪ All staff will be wearing masks. Students are encouraged to do the same.
▪ “We can have as much distancing as you are comfortable with including apart work, using a pole/ropes, or whatever you wish.”
▪ No congregating at the check-in desk.
▪ Bring your own pen in case you need to sign anything.
▪ Hand sanitizing stations will be available throughout the studio.
Some South Florida water theme parks open with some new rules. Here’s what to expect
8:15 a.m.: A South Florida summer without water theme parks?
We seem to have skirted the possibility of deflated tubes and dried out water slides. As beaches and pools have opened in some parts of South Florida, so, too, have several water theme parks.
Read the full story here.
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This story was originally published June 5, 2020 at 8:41 AM with the headline "Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in South Florida on June 5."
