Arizona governor orders bars, gyms to close as Kansas governor issues statewide mask order

Doug Ducey.
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) announced Monday that all bars, gyms, and theaters in the state must close by 8 p.m., due to a surge in coronavirus cases.

Those establishments began reopening after Arizona's stay-at-home order expired on May 15. In an afternoon briefing, Ducey said the "aspirational goal" is to have the number of coronavirus cases drop enough so bars, gyms, and theaters can reopen in 30 days, The Arizona Republic reports. "With this targeted approach, we know that we can pump the brakes," Ducey said. He also prohibited gatherings of 50 or more people.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.