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COVID-19: Now's Not Time To Reopen Bars, Expand Indoor Restaurant Capacity, Lamont Says COVID-19: Now's Not Time To Reopen Bars, Expand Indoor Restaurant Capacity, Lamont Says
Covid-19: Now's Not Time To Reopen Bars, Expand Indoor Restaurant Capacity, Lamont Says Though Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 infection rate remains among the lowest in the nation, Gov. Ned Lamont is taking things slowly and will not be reopening bars or expanding restaurant capacity. With the country bracing for an uncertain future regarding the virus and a potential second wave of cases, Lamont said this week that now is not the time to stop being cautious in the fight against COVID-19. Lamont said that he has consulted with leaders in other states that have reopened too quickly and saw a spike in COVID-19 cases, something he wants Connecticut to avoid. 
“They said, ‘We had r…

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COVID-19: Candlewood Lake Parties, Gatherings Cited For Danbury's Spike In Cases, Officials Say COVID-19: Candlewood Lake Parties, Gatherings Cited For Danbury's Spike In Cases, Officials Say
Covid-19: Candlewood Lake Parties, Gatherings Cited For Danbury's Spike In Cases, Officials Say A string of parties and mass gatherings at Candlewood Lake have been cited as one of the leading reasons for Danbury’s spike in COVID-19 cases. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said this week that the recent rise in cases in the city has been largely in younger people, and could have been spread through parties that have been held at the lake, located in both northern Fairfield and southern Litchfield counties, this month. Officials said that the gatherings are not following the state’s COVID-19 guidance, and that there have been reports of boaters strapping thems…

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