Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that anyone arriving into the state on flights from New York and surrounding areas must undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
New York has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with the more than 20,000 infections reported in the state as of Monday representing almost half of the U.S. total. Florida's total reported cases were just over 1,200. The Republican governor said he had spoken with President Donald Trump before deciding to issue an executive order intended to stop New Yorkers from bringing the virus to Florida.
"Anybody traveling from those regions in New York or New Jersey to the state of Florida is going to have to do a mandatory 14-day self-isolation," DeSantis said during a press briefing."That's the only way we can be sure that that virus is not going to be re-introduced in the state of Florida and then spread."
Travelers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will be subject to the mandatory quarantine beginning Tuesday, according to the governor's order obtained by. Anyone who violates the order could be subject to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. Airline employees and those performing emergency health or military duties are exempt.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis believes that a number of people flying to the state from New York and surrounding areas are likely to be infected with COVID-19.DeSantis had recently been criticized for failing to take actions that many public health experts say could help contain the virus. Last week,
Kinda agree, what we should have done at all international airports earlier on
How about from the WH?
He’s an idiot people are driving here from all over the country what is the difference? he needs to just shut the state down we have an elderly population similar to Italy... This is going to be a shit show before too long and DeSantis should be held accountable!
And yet he won’t even lockdown his entire state.
What an astute decision! As everyone knows, only people from NYC have the virus! Good grief.
Can anyone tell me why we are still allowing interstate air travel? realDonaldTrump loves borders. Let’s have some of our own.
NY to FL is not a bad drive.
They won’t. They pray to frump in Florida.
He has such resting douche face, I thought that was Duncan hunter
Flailing leadership. Florida will surpass NYC as the number infected and dead rise.
Given recent developments, NY should require the same of those coming from Florida, you know, Spring Break? However the state can’t even enforce this as interstate airline travel screening is the domain of the Federal Government. What a dolt.
Right ...
But let springbreakers stay on the beach...🤔
How are you going to do that? Is there a NY gene one can be tested for? Seems like NYers just have to drive south
America is calling Florida to be annexed for being morons
What a Joker! It's Too Late For That Now!
It’s a little to late .... spring break had begin around March 1! Ohh boy NYC!! The shit will hit the fan or the fan will hit the shit !! Regardless both are really bad !
The Governor who refused to close beaches and restaurants because of tourist money is now worried about people traveling there. He must think it hasn’t already spreading to his elderly population, from all the reckless idiots who were there.
So you can't fly in. But you can party on the beach for Spring Break. Mixed message Dude.
Who’s going to enforce that? What he should have done was to close all the beaches to springbreakers since last month.
What about all those idiots leaving FL after spring break?!
funallday86 We should Quarantine Congress to the Capitol until they do the right thing or we have to StormTheCapitol
This is idiot
Wow
So this guy is stupid
Does this include Trump?
Well then the smart ones will drive down
And we call for him to resign and go away. 🤦🙅
Really? What's the point?
It seems he's about 10 days too late. He waited until after Spring Break!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 they gone go straight to the beach!
Uh huh. Because those spring breakers have NOTHING to do with the spread.
Oh ok. That seems like it will work. 🙄
That’s hilarious. The beaches were literally Petri dishes A few days ago. He didn’t care then.
Florida's problem right now is community spread, which the governor is making a minimal effort to contain. What a dangerously stupid maroon.
You mean 18 day quarantine since we proved the virus can live on surfaces for 17 days.
Hmm, so this guy is republican I guess? I really don’t know, but either way he’s stupid.
His State is already hit if you ask me...
How about from other Blue States ?
2 Little 2 Late
Why fly then if you can drive and spread it at every exit down the interstate? Who is flying anyway? DeSantis might be almost as inept as Trump. Almost.
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