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BREAKING: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, under pressure, abandons partial measures and issues a statewide stay-at-home order to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.— Pence says U.S. food supply is strong.— Russia will begin vaccine tests in late June.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statewide stay-at-home order on Wednesday as federal and local pressure mounted for him to abandon the county-by-county approach he had implemented.

More than 30 other states had already issued such orders, including other large states such as California, New York and Illinois. Those all acted more than a week ago.GORDONSVILLE, Va. — Vice President Mike Pence says Americans will have enough food and supplies to get through the coronavirus pandemic.

The vice president told a Walmart truck driver that he and all drivers are considered “critical infrastructure.” Italy’s health system was stretched beyond capacity weeks ago leading to soaring death tolls. U.S. governors and local officials have warned their states need urgent federal help to avoid a similar fate.ROME — Italy added another 4,782 virus infections to bring its official total to 110,574. And Italy’s death toll, already the highest in the world, increased by another 727 victims to 13,155.

The vaccine is being developed by the state Vektor lab in Novosibirsk in Siberia. Golikova said that the government has allocated all the necessary resources to speed up its development. The minister spoke as Africa’s most developed nation rolled out new mobile testing units. Cases across Africa are now above 5,800, with 49 of the continent’s 54 countries reporting cases.CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice rescheduled West Virginia’s May 12 primary election to June 9 on Wednesday, citing fears about the coronavirus spreading at polling places.

Dr. Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England, said at the government’s daily news conference that it is “slightly concerning” that new infections have risen by more than 500 over the past couple of days to 3,009. Montgomery County Sheriff Chris Watkins said in a news release that Deputy Sypraseuth “Bud” Phouangphrachanh died Tuesday night in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Pinehurst. The 43-year-old deputy, who was married with five children, had experienced what he thought were allergy symptoms but later tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted Monday to the hospital.

The news release didn’t say whether the deputy contracted the virus while on duty. The sheriff didn’t immediately respond to an email asking if it’s clear when and how the deputy was exposed to COVID-19.TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Trump administration has dropped the idea of militarizing the Canada-U.S. border amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Canadian government had been in discussions with the White House seeking to persuade the U.S. not to do it.

 

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It's too late for lock downs. It's everywhere. The only hope is a cure. Lock downs will just cause more panic. New York has been locked down for a month and they're still sick, and they keep fleeing to other states to find food. It's starting to feel like a communist country.

How is it possible our FL governor RonDeSantisFL considers gatherings for church service essentialservices ? So we all stay home 6 days & open up possibility of spreading coronavirus COVID19 on 7th day Every week? How about podcasts from churches plz! dotherightthing

OUR GOD spread ionosphere layer which is full of the positive ions(antioxidants) and neotrino that kill any virus cell all over the earth the ionosphere is affected by sun position Our messenger Mohammed ordered us to eat 7dates every morning to protect us

Finally. Jesus tapdancing christ it’s like he was trying to kill of the elderly.

It’s Florida. 🙄They’ll catch up.

Should’ve done this weeks ago but didn’t want to because his rich buddies were telling not to because spring break brings in people from all over. Fl economy is heavily dependent on tourism but where people’s lives are at steak $$ shouldn’t even be considered.

What a fucking genuis !

Why are you using a photo of china when discussing Florida?

A lot of people in the comments here should take a look at how NY has completely mishandled the virus and put the entire country at risk.

Just wanting to refuse cruise ships. Too little too late.

Thanks to the dumb people of Florida who voted for this idiot, there are covid-19 deaths in Florida indirectly caused by this Governor’s blatant disregard for human life. Republicans are not your friends.

Better late then never. GovRonDeSantis has a lot of blood on his hands.

Why do you have a file photo from China accompanying this story? That seems...sketchy.

Took him long enough!

Look who finally pulled his head out his ass and did something. Absolutely terrible leadership from GovRonDeSantis

It’s about time. Not to discredit all the people who have been quarantining and staying at home the past few weeks, but I can do this standing on my head. Play with my cats, do some work on my Corvette, do some home projects, sleep a whole damn lot. Yeah, i got this .

Zoomers who can’t party at the beach even though they might kill someone

Dumbass

This is not having the effect it should when companies are allowed to sew makeshift masks and glue plastic together and call themselves “essential” thus requiring their employees to report to work.

this is NOT Florida!!! Stop the fake news!

He waited too long because commerce mattered more than lives

That picture you are using.....it's....not from Florida, is it? Why are you using that one?

The photo is from China🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 I do not understand why an article about Florida and GovRonDeSantis features a misleading photo ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

Read it. It is not a stay at home order...

Also it's not a real stay at home but stay closer to home.

Florida COVIDIOTS

You sure that’s a picture of Florida Ffs

BeanCountry Too late

that's not florida...

Woah, woah, woah! Slow down there, Chachi! What's the rush! FuckingAsshole

Why are you showing a photo taken from China with a story from Florida?

about a month late

Please give the source of this photo as it clearly is not Florida.

It's already too late. Jaws is in the harbor.

Maybe he was just being optimistic

Too little too late

Long overdue

donnyvirus

Well it's about time

About time!

This doesn't change much. Floridians are still going to be going out because so much is still considered 'essential.' Many people from my state are either too stubborn or too ignorant to be believed.

Should have done this two weeks ago!! But he was cozying up to Trumpy and risking Floridians lives

Looks like the Medicare/ Social Security clean up is going as scheduled.

Yellow journalism, they have a picture of some dead corpse in China.

Was he too busy fighting impeachment to do this earlier? Maybe on March 1, ? Asking for a friend.

It's to late!

While over 80 people have died in Florida? Why now? The president has been asking people to do this for a while now. Oh yeah, the beaches had to stay open for spring break so the attendees could spread it back in their state.

Too late. Thoughts and Prayers®️

About time

MadisonSiriusXM Now?

JTHVerhovek To late. As Floridians die and hospitals start rationing vent support and frontline healthcare professionals start self quarantine in mass, call Desantis and say how's herd immunity working for you? 60 percent of Florida, maybe more, are over 65 yrs of age with chronic illnesses.

praying for all of Florida Everyone except for RonDeSantisFL knew the statewide StayAtHome order is long overdue. Should have happened before Spring Break.

Effective tomorrow at midnight. Hey, what's one more day and thousands of more infected?

A little late, dude.

Oh Florida, is too late but at least you tried

The last governor with a pair just bent the knee to liberals in his defense though its just an advisory its not enforced. still he is getting closer to crossing the line. if he doesn't infringe on freedom any further he will still have my vote. VoteRedToSaveAmerica

Did he finally wake up from a nap? It is about time! coronavirus StayAtHome

This is criminal

Nope. Too little too late. And his spring breakers infected us all.

7,000 cases.

No leadership. Should have been one of the first states to issue the order.

Luckily nobody travels to or from StateofFlorida. Nothing to see here.

This is a good thing. Honestly though, did you have to wait for an incompetent governor to tell you to stay home?

'Wait....this thing kills the elderly and is easily traveled via young people....We have LOTS of both of those. Maybe we should do something after all. Why didn't anyone tell me those things?'

How many people have been needlessly infected because of it? We need to collectively insist on the resignation of these trumpians because they are killing Americans by abandoning the needed measures. This is not a political game. They say we are at war with SARS-Co-2.... /1

Failed2Lead bc he was Afraid2Lead RecommendNewLeadership across the board

Too late fozzie

DeSantis is responsible from the spread of this virus by Spring Breakers in Florida. Then he did no screening before sending them all back home. The East Coast will be infected by Spring Breakers and DeSantis.

April fools

Next hotspot will be there.

Its about time! And the Spring Break that you allowed..Will be your downfall. Your actions of allowing all those people into your state have put all of Florida's people in harms way for catching this virus! Extremely irresponsible knowing what was happening in the Northeast & CA!

After he got permission from trump.

Its about fucking time this moron did this.

Despicable how the uses a photo likely from China showing a body on the sidewalk surrounded by care workers in hazmat suits while talking about Florida. They have no shame! The AP is an enemy of America!

It’s about time. What took you so long? You are a horrible Governor and a horrible person. I am so glad I do not live in Florida and have to deal with your selfish and unprofessional behavior and politics. Shame on you!

It’s not that effective once everyone already has it! 🤬

But he is specifically designating religious services as essential. Hundreds can gather each Sunday.

MadisonSiriusXM 🙄 what has he been waiting for?!

About time, Gov DeStupid

Guess he found all the corners. Murderer.

About time

Talk about being late to the party !!!

MadisonSiriusXM Late, late, late. Way too late GovRonDeSantis what the hell have you been waiting on? Did your friend, the idiot in the White House preserve enough votes for his reelection? We need new leadership. Vote JoeBiden for our new President

Thank you!! Better late than NEVER!!

Oh wow!!! It's like he should have done that in the first place instead of trading lives for spring break bucks

GovRonDeSantis should resign now ! DeSantisResign

Hey Floridians - how do you like that hoax from Fox News?!!! Sounds like you better get a scientific news source next time !CCPVirus

We got the idiot we deserved. Try to do better this november Florida

His lord and master the mighty orange one probably demanded it.

Ridiculous!!

DeSantis is a complete fool. All he has done is endangered the lives of all Floridians.

About time.

Guv Ron DaStupid.

chrishanrahan Yay the horses are all in Pennsylvania and New York by now but at least Ron finally closed the gorram barn door.

Finally

Florida be Florida-ing

jenvargas Should be US-wide for a good few weeks. Drastically limits the virus' ability to spread, makes life easier for everyone who needs to be out and about, takes pressure off first responders.

Too late now. People can be sick with this disease for days before even knowing they have it. And they're spreading it while they feel fine.

Why are you using a picture from Wuhan China in your headline about Florida? It is misleading and dishonest. That’s why you are Fake News. You want people to assume it is Florida when you say in fine print only if one looks that it is Wuhan.

Under pressure?

Note to RonDeSantisFL: yelling “April fools!” won’t stop CrimesAgainstHumanity proceedings.

This better not be an April fools day joke!!

Boy, they sure do make some stupid Florida Men

The cow has already left the barn.

I guess the ‘sticking it to the libs’ approach wasn’t working anymore.

RonDeSantisFL His idea of an April fool's joke? It's about time.

About damn time.

GovernorKayIvey ok now will you please do this for Alabama We don’t have to be last in everything!!! SenShelby Sewell4Congress DougJones

Pressure? It was death threats. Every person in Florida wants to see him gone, dead or alive.

Its too late. Its going to get VERY bad in Florida. Close the border to contain it NOW.

This idiot should do prison time. Who knows how many people took the virus back home and spread it even worse because of spring break.

FlockaKnows Progress

FINALLY

Florida: Elections have consequences.................................. You elect the wrong guy and than you see what happens......................

The world is gradually coming to an end!!

Texas is next.

What part of Florida is this picture from?

You can only pretend and deny for so long before the reckoning.

It’s about time

DeSantis's negligence is just a symptom of a much wider cultural virus

Finally

TampaBayFamily This should had been done weeks ago and not wait until the number of cases went up! It begs me to question their intelligence sometimes!

a little too late...

Too late, bro.

Just in the nick of slowest damn response time.

Waited until after spring break because of the income from that, spreading the virus back to wherever those kids traveled from. Another example of how republicans care more about money than people.

Too late douche bag!

3 weeks too late

I'm a republican but the damn idiot should have did that weeks ago

The epicenter of Trump worship faces reality.

About Fing time.

It took this much for him to do this smfh.

This isn’t because of concern for its citizens, it’s only because they need to preserve trump voters.

twithersAP Just another selfish Republican.

Finally!

Wow! He grew a back bone.

New York next, please

Our MAGA GovRonDeSantis finally gets around to this order after nearly 7,000 recorded infections and 44 deaths. I'm glad this wasn't a REAL emergency, right? MAGA GOP TrumpVirus TrumpPandemic coronavirus COVID19 publichealth

so much wasted time, but better late than never.

Past time!

Should have done this long before Spring break

The only reason Donald's tone changed for a day is because it's really getting to him he can't play golf or pay to fuck porn stars

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