Florida is a part of the coalition of southern states coordinating to reopen their economies even as they see continuing coronavirus cases and lack the testing capacity some public health experts say is needed to safely reopen.
“We have had a meeting with all the Southeastern governors — Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday. “And we shared a lot of ideas. I think we will be the same page on some stuff.”
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The southern states moving forward with openings as part of the coalition all have Republican governors. Louisiana has a Democratic governor.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) announced Monday that he would lift his state’s “stay at home order” on April 30. His plans have come under criticism from some who say the state is moving too quickly.
Florida’s “stay at home” order also expires April 30, though DeSantis announced last week that he would close K-12 schools for the remainder of the academic year.
As of Tuesday morning, the six states had collectively tested about one-tenth of 1 percent of their total populations, half of what states in the northeast have tested, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.
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