He'll undoubtedly encourage coming to the Sunshine State Thanksgiving and Winter break vacations for all Americans. "Our airports, hotels, funeral homes and hospitals are open for business"
DeSantis promises to keep Florida open despite recent coronavirus case surge
Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week he has no plans of imposing new coronavirus restrictions despite a recent surge in cases there.
"The Governor will not lock down and hurt families who can't afford to shelter in place for 6 weeks," DeSantis's office said in a statement to local media."Especially not for a virus that has a 99.8% survival rate. One area of concern is Assisted Living Facilities."
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DeSantis, who has consistently resisted statewide lockdown measures since the pandemic began and has earned the praise of President Trump for doing so, has repeatedly insisted governments need to focus on protecting more vulnerable populations from the virus than the general public.
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As of Wednesday, more than 890,000 people in Florida have been diagnosed with the coronavirus and nearly 18,000 people have died.