COLUMBUS, Ohio- The Ohio Liquor Control Commission, per a rule proposed Thursday by Gov Mike DeWine, is requiring that liquor sales end in Ohio by 10 pm nightly starting today, a posture that restaurants and liquor businesses debated against, but to no avail.

The emergency order does not pertain to over-the- counter liquor stores and beverage shops.

The restrictions come at a time when bars and late night restaurants have become a problem in fighting the coronavirus and liquor sales have increased in Ohio and nationwide relative to the outbreak, which hit the U.S. in March.

Earlier this year the governor issued an order temporarily prohibiting the sale of alcohol in six of Ohio's 88 counties to out-of state buyers and only to in-state buyers who display a valid Ohio driver's license, aggressive action taken in response to the coronavirus outbreak and an influx of buyers from Pennsylvania to Ohio, both states with a stay-at-home order at the time.

The impacted counties were Columbiana, Jefferson, Belmont, Trumbull, Mahoning and Astabula, all which border Pennsylvania.

DeWine said then that, "those who are coming in to buy liquor are creating a health hazard and that’s something we have to take action on."

Ohio has reported more than 89,000 confirmed cases and 3,443 deaths as the nation faces a re-spiking of the virus.

The deadly virus for which there is no vaccine has spread to all 50 states and Washington, D.C. and the nation has nearly 4.6 million reported cases and some 155,000 people dead,  worldwide figures showing that there are 17.3 million cases globally and roughly 674,000 deaths.

And more than 40 million Americans are out of work due to the crippling pandemic.