Orange County

Restaurants can open on Monday with limited seating and spacing guidelines, and Winter Park is making special preparations for Mother's Day to allow eateries to seat customers on the street

Daytona Beach Police are handing out laminated cards to their officers with tips on dealing with the coronavirus. They?re calling them ?COVID Cards.?

In Volusia County, beaches reopen on Saturday with social distancing restrictions.

Orange County will move forward with the first phase of reopening for restaurants and retail on Monday. A state agency will conduct monitoring, take complaints and issue violations if any business does not follow safety guidelines.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Commissioner Regina Hill served food to Orlando police officers that was donated by a local woman. Dottie Wynn says she felt "obligated to reach out and touch some souls," and reward the officers for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As many are waiting for federal stimulus money, some checks are being sent to the deceased. A Port Orange, Florida man is in the process of sending back a check to the IRS that was addressed to his mother who passed away in December.

A massive food giveaway is happening on Saturday, May 2, in Palm Coast. Parkview Church is partnering with the city to make the donations possible. The goal is to try to feed 5,000 families with a week's worth of food.

Retailers have been given the green light to reopen Monday but its still not clear whether Central Florida malls will be welcoming customers back right away.

The tide is beginning to turn for some businesses in Flagler County as beach restrictions are lifted, notably allowing sunbathers to return.

Construction on Universal Orlando's highly anticipated 'Epic Universe' theme park has been delayed. The new park was set to open in 2023.

Small businesses are training employees on how to safely reopen while following guidelines set by officials.

One of the keys to reopening Florida is more COVID-19 testing. At a test site at the University of Central Florida, researchers are trying to unlock mysteries surrounding the virus.

Hospitals can begin doing elective surgeries on Monday. AdventHealth says they will be ready and will take extra precautions for patient safety.

Orange County is putting together reopening plans. While the county will follow guidelines set forth in Phase One of the the state's reopening plans, nightly curfews will remain in place.

Officials in Orange County are offering two new COVID-19 testing sites in hots sports in southern parts of the county.

Many small business owners are thankful they will be able to return to work on Monday. Many still have reservations about the first phase of Florida's reopening will play out.

People are anxious to get out of the house but many will stay home a little longer once the first phase begins to reopen Florida.

Some business owner are disappointed that they have to wait a little longer for reopening, but they are making preparations for when the time comes.

Phase one of reopening Florida will begin on Monday. Seminole County leaders say they will be following the guidance of Gov. Ron DeSantis.