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The city requires all customers to wear a face-covering while not actively eating or drinking. Two businesses have had their liquor license suspended for three days for not enforcing the order.

After months of legal wrangling across Florida about mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, a challenge to a county mask mandate has gone to the state Supreme Court.

The city will instead "encourage" residents to wear masks.

The new rules allow 50 percent capacity at all outdoor events, and four spectators for each athlete or performer at indoor events, with a 50 percent capacity.

Masks imitating the real thing are flooding U.S. ports, and authorities can hardly keep pace. On Thursday, authorities seized 1.7 million fakes in New York and a senator called for a national probe.

New research found that wearing a cloth mask over a medical mask significantly boosts protection against droplets that can transmit the virus. Knotting the ear loops of surgical masks also helps.

Mayor Jerry Demings says he’s already activated the compliance strike teams to monitor bars and clubs in the community this weekend.

The new travel order will require passengers to wear face coverings on nearly all forms of public transportation, including airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares.

The case was brought by four Palm Beach County residents challenging the legality of the mask requirements.

Mayor Lenny Curry has extended Duval County’s mask mandate through at least Feb. 25.