(WXYZ) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order closing indoor service at bars throughout most of Michigan to protect the state as the number of COVID-19 cases is growing.
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It includes all regions except the Traverse City area and Upper Peninsula. Bars statewide can continue to serve outdoors.
The order applies to establishments with on-premises retailer liquor licenses that earn more than 70% of their gross receipts from alcohol sales, which means night clubs, strip clubs and traditional bars will have to end indoor service.
Read the entire order below.
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