DARE COUNTY, Va. – A popular tourist destination is about to reopen to visitors.
Beginning Saturday, May 16, Dare County, as well as Hyde and Currituck counties, in North Carolina, will lift restrictions, allowing visitors.
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Dare County closed its borders to visitors on March 17.
Entry for visitors includes the towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Manteo; Hatteras Island; Roanoke Island; the Dare mainland; the Currituck County Outer Banks; and Ocracoke Island, according to the Dare County announcement on Wednesday morning.
Even when the Outer Banks open, there will still be some restrictions in place:
- Social distancing guidelines are still in place
- Gatherings are limited to 10 people or less
- Getting food from restaurants continues to be on a take-out or delivery basis
- Businesses, including grocery stores, have limits on the number of people allowed in the store at any given time based on square footage
- Personal care and grooming businesses and entertainment businesses without retail or dining are not open yet based on state regulations which are not determined or controlled by our local government