408 BY 417, NOT TOO BAD. are headache, diarrhea, nausea, THINGS ARE UP TO SPEED THIS
MORNING.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Justin: THANK YOU.
NOW TO THE FACTS SURROUNDING
CORONAVIRUS STARTING WITH THE
GROWING TALKS ON REOPENING
FLORIDA’S ECONOMY.
A NEW TASK FORCE FORMED BY
ORANGE COUNTY’S MAYOR IS SET TO
HAVE A MEETING.
IT COMES AFTER THE GOVERNOR HAD
SIMILAR MEETINGS YESTERDAY.
LOCAL AND STATE LEADERS ARE
TRYING TO REACH A BALANCE OF
GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK AND
KEEPING PEOPLE TO SAFE.
>> Reporter: IT IS A CRUCIAL
DECISION, THAT IS WHY THERE IS
SO MUCH INPUT.
WHEN IT HAPPENS, WHAT KIND OF
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE PUT IN
PLACE?
THAT IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
BEING LOOKED AT TODAY.
>> PEOPLE IN BUSINESS, WE GO
INTO BUSINESS BECAUSE WE HAVE A
DREAM, WE HAVE A VISION.
>> Reporter: THAT DREAM FADES
AWAY WITH EACH PASSING DAY HIS
BARBERSHOP IS CLOSED.
>> I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, I’M
ALREADY DYING WITHOUT THE VIRUS.
>> Reporter: HENRY SAYS HE PLANS
TO MAKE THOSE STRUGGLES CLEAR AS
THE TASK FORCE TO REOPEN
BUSINESSES MEETS FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
IT COMES AS THE STATE-WIDE TASK
FORCE TALKS ABOUT SCREENINGS
THAT COULD BE PUT INTO PLACE
WHEN RESTAURANTS AND THEME PARKS
OPEN.
MOST OF THOSE CUSTOMERS WILL BE
FLORIDIANS.
>> GIVEN THAT FLORIDIANS WILL BE
THE FIRST TO TRAVEL.
PEOPLE IN OUR STATE WILL BE
IMPORTANT
>> THE FOCUS IS REOPENING AS
QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
RON DESANTIS SAYING THE CURVE IS
FLATTENING IN FLORIDA, WITH
HOSPITALS HAVING THE CAPACITY TO
HANDLE CORONAVIRUS, IT IS
APPROACHING THE TIME TO GET
PEOPLE BACK TO WORK.
>> THAT WAS WHAT FLATTENING WAS
ABOUT.
IF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM GETS
OVERWHELMED, THAT IS BAD FOR
are headache, diarrhea, nausea, COVID-19 PATIENTS.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR’S TASK
FORCE IS SET TO GIVE
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE END OF
THE WEEK.
THERE ARE SEVERAL MEETINGS
PLANNED FOR TODAY.
IN ORANGE COUNTY, THE MAYOR’S
TASK FORCE IS SET TO MEET AT
9:00 THIS MORNING.
WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH
WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Kristin: WHILE THE GOVERNOR
AND LOCAL LEADERS AND DOCTORS
SAY THE CURVE HAS FLATTENED, WE
ARE CONTINUING TO SEE MORE CASES
OF THE VIRUS.
WE WENT UP ANOTHER 811 SINCE
THIS TIME YESTERDAY, WITH 44
MORE PEOPLE SADLY LOSING THEIR
LIVES STATE-WIDE.
HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, THE
INCREASES DO SEEM TO CONTINUE TO
BE SLOWING DOWN.
ORANGE COUNTY WHICH HAS THE MOST
CASES IN OUR AREA ONLY ADDED 19
CASES.
VOLUSIA COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST
DAILY INCREASE WITH 24, WHILE
BREVARD COUNTY HAD SIX MORE
CASES ND FLAGLER COUNTY ONLY
HAD TWO.
>> BREVARD AND FLAGLER COUNTIES
ARE MAKING CHANGES AT THE BEACH
EASING RESTRICTIONS FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN WEEKS.
EZZY CASTRO IS LIVE AT COCOA
BEACH THIS MORNING.
THAT’S ONE OF TWO PLACES WHERE
SUNBATHING WILL BE ALLOWED ONCE
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. AGAIN. >> COCOA BEACH AND SATELLITE
BEACH ARE EASING UP ON
RESTRICTIONS.
NOT ALL OF THEM.
NOT ALL OF THEM. are headache, diarrhea, nausea, PEOPLE NEED TO CONTINUE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND KEEP GROUPS TO
FIVE OR LESS.
PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SIT ON
THE BEACH BUT MUST BE IN SMALL
GROUPS.
THE BEACH IS RESTRICTED TO
EXERCISE ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE
END OF THE MONTH BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
FLAGLER BEACHES WILL BE
REOPENING FOR LIMITED ACTIVITIES
AFTER THEY WERE COMPLETELY SHUT
DOWN FOR NEARLY A MONTH.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO OPEN UP AND
BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT IT.
.
>> OUR CITIZENS ARE COOPERATIVE
are headache, diarrhea, nausea, AND HAVE DONE WHAT THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO SO IT IS TIME TO
REWARD THEM.
>> THEY WILL REOPEN FROM 6:00
UNTIL 8:00 AT NIGHT UNLESS YOU
ARE AT FLAGLER BEACH WHICH IS
STICKING TO MORNING HOURS ONLY.
STORE FRONTS AND PARKING LOTS
WILL REMAIN CLOSED.
PUBLIC PARKING REMAINS CLOSED
HERE AND IN FLAGLER COUNTY SO
MAKE SURE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
LEADERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
are headache, diarrhea, nausea, WHEN TO REOPEN BEACHES.
are headache, diarrhea, nausea, >> Bridgett: OFFICIALS ARE
HOPING THE REOPENING OF
BUSINESSES WILL BOOST BUSINESS
ALONG THE COAST.
THE TOURIST COUNCIL IS MEETING
TO DISCUSS THE LOSS IN REVENUE
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE
THAN A MILLION DOLLARS.
LEADERS LOOKING TO SPEND
THOUSANDS ON A NEW TOURISM
MARKETING PLAN WHEN THINGS BEGIN
TO REOPEN.
>> Justin: THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES EXPECTED TO VOTE
ON THE LATEST EMERGENCY SPENDING
BILL PROMPTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK.
THE SENATE PASSED A $484 BILLION
MEASURE YESTERDAY.
THAT MONEY WOULD BE USED TO
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AFTER
THE FIRST PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM RAN OUT OF MONEY.
THERE IS ALSO MONEY THAT IS SET
TO HELP FUND HOSPITALS AND
TESTING EFFORTS AND LAWMAKERS
ARE ALREADY DEBATING WHETHER
MORE RELIEF WILL BE NEEDED.
>> FOR ANYONE WHO THINKS THIS IS
THE LAST TRAIN OUT OF THE
STATION, THAT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE
TO THE CASE.
>> I THINK IT IS TIME TO BEGIN
TO THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF
DEBT THAT WE ARE ADDING TO OUR
COUNTRY AND THE FUTURE IMPACT OF
THAT.
>> Justin: WITH THE BILL, THE
TREASURY SECRETARY SAID CHANGES
WILL GO INTO PLACE TO STOP LARGE
COMPANIES FROM GETTING LOANS.
THOSE APPROVED FOR LOANS WILL BE
ASKED TO PAY THEM BACK.
>> Kristin: A POP-UP TESTING
SITE WILL OPEN IN SEMINOLE
COUNTY.
IT WILL BE LOCATED AT THE MIDWAY
COMMUNITY CENTER IN SANFORD.
IT COMES JUST ONE DAY AFTER
NEARLY 240 PEOPLE WERE TESTED AT
THE FIRST MOBILE TESTING
LOCATION, THAT WAS IN ALTAMONTE
SPRINGS.
MEANWHILE, ADVENT HEALTH WILL BE
CONTINUING TO TEST HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE AT ITS DRIVE THROUGH SITE
AT THE SEMINOLE TOWN CENTER
MALL.
THAT SITE OPENED YESTERDAY WITH
AN ESTIMATED 400 PEOPLE TO BE
TESTED.
IN ORANGE COUNTY TESTING WILL
PICK UP AT THE CONVENTION
CENTER.
THE SITE SAW LOW WAIT TIMES WITH
HUNDREDS OF TESTS STILL
AVAILABLE INTO THE AFTERNOON.
REMEMBER, WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF
ALL THE TESTING LOCATIONS ON
CLICKORLANDO.COM.
>> Bridgett: THE U.S. FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS GIVEN
THE GREEN LIGHT TO THE NATION’S
FIRST AT HOME TEST FOR
CORONAVIRUS.
THE KITS ALLOW PEOPLE TO COLLECT
NASAL SWAB SAMPLES THEMSELVES
AND THEN MAIL THEM IN FOR
RESULTS.
THE FDA SAID LAB CORP. WILL MAKE
THE TESTS AVAILABLE.