-Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer asked residents to stop watering lawns and washing cars for a least a week, and the reason tracks back to the COVID-19 surge

-Dyer explained that many COVID-19 patients require liquid oxygen for their treatment, helping them breathe easier

-Nationally and locally the demand for liquid oxygen is high as COVID-19 has surged and many have not been vaccinated

-Dyer said there could be impacts to the water quality if the city doesn't reduce the amount of water it needs to treat

-If the shortage due to COVID-19 gets even worse, that could lead to a citywide boil order

The mayor of Orlando called on residents to stop watering their lawns and washing their cars immediately because liquid oxygen normally used by water treatment plants is now being diverted to hospitals to treat patients amid the recent surge of COVID-19 cases.