Florida Working With 5 Other Southeastern States on Reopening
Jeffrey Rodack
Florida is coordinating the reopening of its economy with five other southern states.
The news came during an interview with the state’s governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday’s “Fox & Friends.”
“We have had a meeting with all the southeastern governors — Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee,” DeSantis said. “And we shared a lot of ideas. I think we will be on the same page on some stuff.”
But he noted in Florida the situation is a little different since three counties in the southeast part of the state have "over 60% of our hospitalizations in Florida to date."
The Hillpointed out Florida’s stay-at-home order expires April 30. However, DeSantis has said he will close K-12 schools for the rest of the academic year.
DeSantis said his state has flattened the coronavirus curvewithout “draconian orders.”
And he praised residents for doing a “great job” that will lead to the state reopening for business as the stay-at-home order expires.
Meanwhile, seven northeastern states and the three west coast states have already banded togetherto forge coordinated, gradual economic reopenings as the pandemic subsides.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/florida-economy-reopen-coordination/2020/04/22/id/964120/