COVID-19 restrictions lifted on Delaware beach bars by Gov. Carney

Taylor Goebel
Salisbury Daily Times

While America anxiously waits to see who will be the country's next president, coastal Sussex County residents can finally do so while standing at a bar without a reservation. 

Delaware Gov. John Carney on Thursday lifted extra restrictions on bar service in beach towns from Lewes down to Fenwick Island, allowing restaurants and taprooms there to follow mandates placed on establishments in the rest of the state.

The Starboard in Dewey Beach on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

That means beach town bars and restaurants can now allow patrons to stand at their bar and sit at the bar or table without a reservation. Additional social distancing guidelines on seating arrangements were also lifted. 

Full changes to the modification can be read here.

Carney initially ordered bar service at Delaware beaches to close ahead of the July Fourth weekend due to coronavirus. He allowed beach bars to reopen on Labor Day weekend but placed strict social distancing guidelines on them. 

Those restrictions were lifted immediately on Thursday. 

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