'We're not doing in-person sports yet no matter what,' DeSantis said.
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said he is"not in a rush" to end social distancing restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, despite some conservatives urging a swift return to normalcy.
During a Saturday press conference, DeSantis asserted that Florida is on its way to recovering from the virus, as the southern state remains under a stay-at-home order through the end of April. But the governor also pushed back against the urgings from some conservatives to fully reopen businesses and activities.
"We're not doing in-person sports yet no matter what .... That's just not going to happen in May," DeSantis explained. The Republican lawmaker noted that his plan for reopening was similar to the strategy laid out by the White House Coronavirus Task Force, but he noted some differences. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives updates about the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic during a press conference on April 17 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida"Another thing in Phase One, they say movie theaters with social distance. I'm not there yet on the movie theaters," the governor said."It's an enclosed environment. You're much better off being outdoors.
DeSantis pointed out that Florida is seeing a decline in the number of people going to get tested from the novel coronavirus, as well as a drop in the number of new people testing positive."If you look at the last week, the average positive rate for new individuals was about 7.5 percent. So that's a good sign that things are going in a good direction," he said.
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