Coronavirus: Springfield bar cited for after hours alcohol sales

Gov. Mike DeWine issued an order on July 30 that prevented bars from serving alcohol after 10 p.m. Any alcoholic drinks purchased must be consumed by 11 p.m., the order stated. Businesses are permitted to serve food and non-alcoholic drinks until closing time.

“The problem is, bars, by their nature, lend themselves to a revolving door of people in close contact, oftentimes indoors, with interactions between many different people,” DeWine said then. “While this may have been fine during normal times, these are not normal times. We must make a change to curb the social behaviors that will cause this virus to continue to spread.”

A total of six bars were cited, the release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.