Tourists and leisure travelers are blocked from staying in Brevard County effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, April 3 until the governor’s executive stay-at-home order expires. Until then, hotels, motels, short-term rentals, vacation rentals, recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds and other transient rentals, such as time shares, vacation rentals by owner, and Airbnb, will deny reservations, including those made in advance, to visitors and travelers from outside the county. Exceptions include business travelers who can produce a note from their employer, those who are working in Brevard County, local residents and residents who need to isolate away from a family member with coronavirus.Also, the County Commission voted to restrict access to spoil islands and sandbars for all individuals to help comply with CDC social distancing guidelines.Also Thursday, Brevard County cities banded together to define acceptable activities on the beach. Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic, and Melbourne Beach will be closed except for walking, jogging, biking, fishing, surfing and swimming until April 30, 2020. Not allowed will be sunbathing, sitting in chairs, organized sports or lying on blankets and grouping of persons is not permitted. Also, the cities said people will not be allowed to congregate on boardwalks and access areas.