Emergency curfew in Miami Beach over spring break Covid risk - BBC News
It must be frustrating for spring breakers who were encouraged to vacation to Florida by Governor Desantis's declaration that Florida was open and no masks were required only to get to Miami and face a curfew, which then escalates to violence as people refuse to disburse after 8:00 p.m. Of course, Miami cases are once again shooting up in the aftermath of the spring break crowds.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/florida-governor-gathers-experts-validate-covid-response-76540590
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A year after the COVID-19 outbreak temporarily shuttered much of the economy and plunged the nation into debates over masks and lockdowns, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis convened a hand-picked panel of health experts at his state Capitol on Thursday to help validate the actions he took against the pandemic.
One by one, the experts provided vindication for DeSantis, whose insistence on lifting lockdowns, reopening schools and undermining mask mandates came under scrutiny as the public health crisis unfolded. The Republican’s handling of the virus will no doubt be a key issue when he faces reelection next year.
The experts he convened hailed from some of the world's most prestigious institutions but their views have been rebuked by many mainstream scientists, including U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, who last year called the anti-lockdown, pro-herd immunity push “nonsense.”
Thursday's panel echoed the governor's assertions that lockdowns and mask mandates did little to slow the spread of the virus — and might have even done more harm than good by damaging people's mental health and stoking fear among some to not seek medical help at the risk of exposing themselves to the virus.
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