Coronavirus Update: Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez Reminds Everyone To Follow Rules
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is urging everyone planning to visit a park or a marina to follow the rules this weekend.
The mayor named four marinas that turned away boaters, at one point, because they reached capacity. The mayor said this is not unusual on a nice day.
"This is not only for COVID-19, but we've also had this same issue on a beautiful summer day and weekend," the mayor said.
The mayor says he is working with medical experts to determine when it's safe to start reopening businesses, but he hopes to have a plan done by this weekend.
The county has also hired a consultant group to help draft that plan.
"They're working on our templates. They're also working with us to coordinate and make as consistent as possible the rules throughout industries," the mayor said.
There are currently more than 12,000 coronavirus cases in Miami-Dade County, the most of any county in the state.
The mayor says there is light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, as the rate of hospitalizations continues to slow.
Gimenez also said there is no timeline for when reopening might happen.
"We don't have a timeline other than getting our plan worked out by this weekend.
We plan to have something by then or early next week."
"We need to figure out businesses, sporting events, and how do we open up summer camps parks -- so there is additional work to be done."
The mayor reminds everyone planning to head out to a park or out on the water this weekend, "If you don't follow the rules, you can be fined up to $500.
Miami Beach leaders announced more than 1,500 verbal warnings were issued because of no face coverings in its public areas.
As for Governor Ron DeSantis's planned reopening of state parks next week, the mayor said he needed to talk to the governor about it, but he has no jurisdiction over those locations.
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