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Health officials frustrated as bars fill with people not wearing masks

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have been stopping at businesses, including restaurants and bars, to enforce rules to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

A viewer sent Channel 9 video of a crowded bar in South End on Saturday night, where people were packed inside as it rained outside. Videos like that are frustrating health officials.

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In recent months, police and Mecklenburg County ABC officers have visited 1,400 businesses.

>> In the video at the top of this webpage, listen to the challenges authorities face trying to make people follow the rules.