Hundreds of shoppers wait in line outside a Costco in Altamonte Springs, Fla., for the 10am store opening, Thursday March 19, 2020. This location was out of stock on hand sanitizer, toilet paper, bleach and other high-demand sanitation products as a result of the coronavirus response. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
March 19, 2020
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March 19, 2020 7:59 p.m.
Florida's largest county closes beaches, most businesses
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's largest county inched closer to economic shutdown Thursday as Miami-Dade County's mayor ordered all beaches, parks and “non-essential” commercial and retail businesses closed because of the new coronavirus pandemic.