COVID-19: Pima Co. Supes pass tough closure order

Order on Bars, restaurants and other gathering spots

NOW 44 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS INOUR STATE.

THAT'S ACCORDING TOTHE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH.

MARICOPA COUNTYDOUBLED THEIR CASES TODAY --FROM 11 TO 22.

PINAL COUNTYHAS 10 CASES -- AND PIMACOUNTY HAS 7.

HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY THERE ARE STILL 130 LABTESTS PENDING.PIMA COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVENOW ORDERED CLOSURES.

AT 8TONIGHT -- RESTAURANTS IN THEUNINCORPORATED COUNTY WILL GOTO TAKE-OUT ONLY.

BARS,THEATRES, AND GYMS WILL CLOSEALTOGETHER.

KGUN9 ON YOURSIDE'S CRAIG SMITH HAS MORE ONTHE ORDER -- AND THE DEBATEOVER HOW STRICT IT SHOULD BE.CRAIG: "CORONAVIRUS HAS LOCALGOVERNMENTS PRESCRIBING SOMEHARSH MEDICINE AND LOCALBUSINESSES ARE FIGURING OUTJUST HOW TO SWALLOW IT." PIMASUPERVISORS CALLED ANEMERGENCY SESSION TO PASSRESTRICTIONS EVEN TIGHTER THANCLOSURES THE CITY OF TUCSONENACTED TUESDAY.

UNTIL MARCH31ST, DINE-IN IS ((DONE ATRESTAURANTS.

THEY CAN BE TAKE-OUT AND DELIVERY ONLY.

BARSMUST CLOSE ENTIRELY.

THEATERS,GYMS AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHERBUSINESSES WHERE CLOSE PERSONTO PERSON INTERACTION ISLIKELY MUST CLOSE.

SUPERVISORSALLY MILLER AND STEVE CHRISTYWORRIED ABOUT IMPACT ONBUSINESS AND SAID SOME TOWNSHAD GOOD COMPLIANCE SIMPLYURGING BUSINESSES TO EMPHASIZESOCIAL DISTANCING AND TAKEOUT.

STEVE CHRISTY/PIMA CO.SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4: "THEYSTILL COULD OPERATE WITHOUTBEING PROHIBITED AND BEINGSHUT DOWN THUS SAVING THATECONOMIC HARDSHIP THAT ISBOUND TO PREVAIL." BUTCHAIRMAN RICHARD ELIAS, ANDSUPERVISORS RAMON VALADEZ ANDSHARON BRONSON FORMED AMAJORITY THAT FELT TOUGHER,MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS ARE THEBEST WAY TO REDUCE SOCIALCONTACT AND DISRUPT THE VIRUSABILITY TO SPREAD.

AT MONA'SDANISH BAKERY THEY REDUCEDHOURS AND WENT TAKE-OUT ONLYSEVERAL DAYS AGO.

NOW THEY'REWORRIED ABOUT BILLS COMINGDUE.

STEVE HASHEMI/MONA'SDANISH BAKERY: "BUSINESS ISDOWN 40, 50, 60 PERCENT RIGHTNOW.

SO WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT'SGOING TO HAPPEN THE NEXTCOUPLE OF DAYS." THE BISBEEBREAKFAST CLUB ALSO CUT HOURS.IT'S SEEN DINE-IN DECLINE ANDSEPARATES THE DINERS WHO HAVECOME IN.

BERT LANDAU SAYSHE'LL MISS DINING OUT BUTUNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO KEEPCLEAR OF CROWDS.

BERTLANDAU/BISBEE BREAKFAST CLUBPATRON: "IF YOU HAVE CLUSTERSOF PEOPLE YOU HAVE INCREASEDOPPORTUNITIES FORTRANSMITTABLE DISEASES AND THESOCIAL DISTANCING SEEMS TO BETHE ONLY SOLUTION SINCE WEDON'T HAVE AN ANTIDOTE FOR THEVIRUS." AND PIMA COUNTY'SHEALTH DIRECTOR TOLDSUPERVISORS THERE MAY BE ANEED TO EXTEND THE ORDER THATMAKES THE RESTRICTIONS LAW.CRAIG SMITH, KGUN9 ON YOURSIDE.THE TOWNS OF MARANA A