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Shelby County Health Department loosening COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and sporting events

SCHD Health Directive 13 allows restaurants and bars to stay open later.
Credit: WATN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County restaurants and bars can now stay open until midnight and sporting event social distancing goes from 12 feet to 6 feet, as part of the new health directive announced Tuesday.

Another change for restaurants, table capacity will go from six to eight.

The 6-foot separation at sporting events includes indoors and outdoors.

Dr. Alisa Haushalter, Director of the Shelby County Health Department said, the new health directive will take effect at midnight Tuesday. 

Adult entertainment venues will remain closed.  Festivals and parades will still be approved on a case by case basis with their own plans presented.

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