2020-07-10 00:00:00, Associated Press, WKMG
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There was no justification to not move forward," the Republican governor said, adding that hospitals across the state have between 10,000 and 13,000 available beds amid reports that some hospitals are near capacity."
The governor will have to own up and take personal responsibility for these sick and dead Floridians," said Dr. Ron Saff, a Tallahassee allergist and a board member of the group, which urged the public to phone and email the governor.
"One size does not fit all in Florida," said his spokeswoman, Helen Ferre, who also cast doubt on the effectiveness of mandates, noting that the Miami area has had face-mask rules in place since April, yet the area continues to be a COVID-19 hot spot.
No major system, nobody that we've seen yet, has even gone to the surge level," he said.A doctor's group gathered outside his mansion in Tallahassee on Friday morning to urge him to issue an order mandating the use of face masks statewide.
The rate of Florida deaths per day has reached a seven-day average of about 59, up from about 33 three weeks ago, and approaching the deadliest period in the pandemic in early May when that average briefly touched 60.
Keywords
Ron DeSantis, Health, Anthony Fauci, Coronavirus
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