After much pressure, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a statewide shutdown through April—making Florida the last state with over 5,000 cases to comply with national guidelines
... [+]Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesWith a national death toll predicted to be between 100,000 and 240,000, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives into pressure and announced a statewide shutdown through April, making Florida the last state with over 5,000 cases to comply with national guidelines.
A statewide shutdown, defined as limiting outside the home interaction to essential activity, will begin Thursday and last through at least April 30. "Given the unique situation in Florida, I'm going to be doing an executive order today directing all Floridians to limit movements and personal interactions outside the home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or conduct essential activities,"Florida now has 6,741 confirmed coronavirus cases with 87 deaths and 900 hospitalizations.
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