and last updated 2021-03-02 18:07:30-05
TAMPA BAY, FLA. â On March 18th, 2020 Tina Maria Avila was forced to do something she hasnât had to do since opening Casa Tinaâs Mexican Restaurant.
âWe shutdown for the first time in 20 years,â she said. âI will always remember that day. It was my birthday.â
St. Petersburg Hair Stylist Maria Garveyâs salon, Salon Loft, shutdown as well. Just about every business followed.
âI canât believe we were shutdown,â Garvey said. âwe werenât working.â
Governor Ron Desantis chose to shut the state down in an effort to flatten the curve and stop the spread of the Coronavirus. The shutdown last three months.