LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix says their face mask requirement remains in place as the state moves into Phase 3 of reopening.
Gov. DeSantis announced Phase 3 during a press conference in St. Petersburg on September 25. Under the new phase, restaurants and select businesses can operate at full capacity.
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The order also suspended fines and penalties associated with COVID-19-related enforcement. But the order does not override local mask ordinances.
A spokesperson for the grocery chain said, "we have made no changes to our current policies in light of the Phase 3 announcement." The stores started requiring face coverings in July.
In August, Publix eliminated one-way aisles in locations where there wasn't a local ordinance requiring it.
