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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has ordered people to stay off the Miami areas’s world-famous beaches, including Haulover Nude Beach, as the number of new cases continues to rise in Florida’s most populous county.

“All parks, beaches and recreational facilities in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County shall close at 9 a.m. March 19,” the mayor said in an order issued during his self-imposed quarantine after meeting with the president of Brazil, whose press secretary tested positive for the illness.

Halouver Nude Beach empty

The order does not apply to parks, beaches and recreational facilities operated by the state or federal government.

Read More: https://patch.com/florida/miami/miami-dade-beaches-stores-shut-down-over-coronavirus