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Brevard County government late Friday announced it is canceling all non-governmental meetings scheduled for county facilities until further notice because of the coronavirus epidemic.

This includes already scheduled meetings for homeowners' associations, political action committees and other organizations.

Events at county parks and libraries also are affected, although those facilities themselves will remain open to the public.

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The county said it is taking this action "in an abundance of caution, and in accordance with direction from Gov. Ron DeSantis."

On Thursday, DeSantis advised cities and counties to postpone or cancel any mass gatherings over the next 30 days in an effort to limit the spread of the virus throughout the state.

Earlier this week, the governor declared a state of emergency following confirmations of coronavirus-related deaths in Florida.

Other cancellations the county announced Friday include:

At local parks and recreation facilities, events that have been canceled, effective Saturday, March 14, include:

Spring training going on in the north, central and south park areas.

All recreation partner programs.

All recreation instructor programs.

Spring break camp.

All athletic events.

All special events open to the public.

All rentals open to the public.

Effective Wednesday, March 18:

All community centers, nature centers and Environmentally Endangered Lands sanctuaries are closed.

All special events and rentals are canceled.

Anyone who has paid for a program or rental will receive a full refund without any penalty fees.

Additionally, all public and non-governmental meetings scheduled at the county’s public libraries are canceled, and library programs and outreach will be canceled through April.

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Dave Berman is government editor at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Berman at 321-242-3649 or dberman@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @bydaveberman