Florida COVID-19 - Some perspective!

[Roland99]

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April 1, 2020 - @GovRonDeSantis issues STATEWIDE #StayAtHome order

7-Day trends:
Daily cases: 808 (7-day trend hit 1,214 a week later)
Daily hospitalizations: 102
Daily deaths: 41

TODAY:
Daily cases: 2,401
Daily hospitalizations: 156
Daily deaths: 106

DeSantis, a few days ago, lifted ALL restrictions on businesses (restaurants, bars, theme parks, etc) to be able to open at full capacity and no longer require masks

Thankfully, most businesses have common sense and aren't doing that but some have started to open fully. Right in time for the fall/winter flu season!

[Phoenix61]

1. Right in time for the snowbirds to start showing up.

Most are here by November. We should be peaking nicely by then.

[Klaralven]

3. My cousin, who has a daughter in Miami, says she's not going back anytime soon

[beachbumbob]

2. I have been attacked in online (reddit) forums by DeSantis supporters saying COVID is under control

in their states. They are as clueless and in denial as they come. DeSantis is doing this as the state revenue stream is being choked off. Side note, lots of people who winter in Florida are cancelling their plans, including me and my wife. That income loss will be huge to the state and the local economies that depend on it

[Baitball Blogger]

4. It's madness.

I only began to venture with take-out because of the facemask requirement. If I start seeing people walking around closed enclosures without masks, there's no way that I will even consider buying take-out.

[obamanut2012]

5. Disney is NOT following DeSatan's order, thank the gods

[Roland99]

6. and I doubt that will change any time soon

which is good.

The theme parks (and entertainment industry in general) directly and indirectly employ hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom are still furloughed or have been laid off.

[BlueWavePsych]

7. DeSantis will protect you.