Boca Raton and Hallandale Beach to close non-essential businesses.

Boca Raton and Hallandale Beach are now the latest South Florida cities to issue emergency orders closing non-essential businesses, going beyond what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enacted.

The governor’s order allowed cities to set up more stringent regulations. The one issued by Boca Raton goes further, ordering the closure of nail and hair salons, tattoo and massage parlors and spas.

“This order follows the models of recent orders in Broward and Miami-Dade counties,” Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer

said in an email Tuesday afternoon. “It is broader than orders that apply statewide.”

Boca Raton’s order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, affecting a number of businesses and employees while allowing about 40 categories of businesses to keep operating, including health care providers, grocery stores and pharmacies, banks, gas stations and businesses that provide food, shelter and social services.

The city’s order came days after DeSantis’ order, which called for the closure of South Florida restaurants, bars, nightclubs and cabarets, with seating for more than 10 people; all movie theaters, concert houses, auditoriums and playhouses; bowling alleys, arcades, gymnasiums, fitness centers, beaches and more. Restaurants can keep operating but only for takeout and delivery services.

Singer addressed the concerns of some owners whose businesses weren’t deemed “essential” by the city’s order.

“While the term ‘non-essential’ has been used by many places and the media to try to describe these measures, I recognize that every business is essential to its owners and employees. These measures are deemed necessary for the public health and are occurring in many places. Decisions that we made a week ago concerning restaurants, parks, and beaches have now been expanded elsewhere.”

For more information, visit MyBoca.us/1835/ Nonessential-Businesses.

Hallandale Beach also went further, joining Coconut Creek and a few other cities in issuing a curfew. Hallandale’s curfew goes from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. and prohibits people from being out with a few exceptions:

■ Traveling to obtain medication or health services.

■ Seeking police, fire or other governmental services.

■ Working or traveling to or from work.

■ Helping someone with a disability or a medical need or who is vulnerable to the coronavirus.

■ Walking your pet near your home.

Hallandale also is ordering all pools and gyms in common areas of hotels, homeowner associations or condominiums to close until further notice.

For more information, visit HallandaleBeach FL.gov/1320/ Coronavirus-Disease2019-COVID-19.

WILFREDO LEE/AP Miami-Dade County’s mayor ordered all beaches, parks and “nonessential” commercial and retail businesses closed Thursday.