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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen during his daily coronavirus briefing Wednesday, March 25, 2020. [The Florida Channel]
Louisiana motorists visiting Florida must self-isolate, DeSantis says
The exact locations of the checkpoints stopping Louisiana motorists weren’t identified. DeSantis said they would be along the main Gulf Coast roads, such as Interstate 10.
Mar. 27• Health
Seven Florida prison system employees have tested positive for coronavirus
This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). [AP]
The staffers work in five prisons and two probation offices, including Zephyrhills Correctional Institution in the Tampa Bay area. So far, the state says no inmates are known to have been infected.
Mar. 28• Health
Who’s to blame for Florida’s coronavirus problems? DeSantis points to other states.
A shuttle moves between terminals at Tampa International Airport (TIA) on March 24, 2020, minutes before an executive order issued by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis went into effect on March 24, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. which directs all persons whose point of departure originates from outside the State of Florida in an area with substantial community spread, to include the New York Tri-State Area (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York), and entering the State of Florida through airports to isolate or quarantine for a period of 14 days from the time of entry into the State of Florida or the duration of the person’s presence in the State of Florida, whichever is shorter. All persons isolating or quarantining under this Section, shall be responsible for all costs associated with that person’s isolation or quarantine, including transportation, lodging, food, medical care and any other expenses to sustain the person during the period of isolation or quarantine. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
The governor has signed orders requiring quarantines for travelers from New York, and on Friday extended that to people driving in from Louisiana.
Mar. 27• Health
Evictions, foreclosures could be halted under Florida Supreme Court coronavirus order
The Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
First, though, the public officials responsible for carrying out the change have to figure out how to apply it.
Mar. 27• Health

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    Mar. 27• Health
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  1. Florida’s coronavirus quarantine for New Yorkers: Plane landed. Now what?
    Mar. 26• Health
    Dexter Toledo, 46, of Sarasota, reads an executive order issued by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis moments after arriving at Tampa International Airport (TIA) on JetBlue flight #905, a one-way flight from Newark (EWR), New Jersey, which arrived at 12:13 am, only minutes after the order went into effect on March 24, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
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    Mar. 25• The Buzz
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    Mar. 23• Health
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    Mar. 23• Health
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