At least some counties are fighting back against SeSantis.
Leon County is now requiring masks to protect students. This is now the seventh school district that is defying Desantis’ threats to defund schools that require masks.
— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) August 22, 2021
I haven’t said anything about what’s going on with #COVID here in FL bc I haven’t had the words to describe it. The truth is we’re caring for 3x the number of patients we had last summer. 12 of our floors have been converted to covid units. We are stretched to the breaking point. pic.twitter.com/MyZVmIuaUE
— Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD (@jennifermcaputo) August 21, 2021
COVID cases are so high in Orlando, Florida, that residents are being asked to cut back on water usage to save oxygen supplies for patients. https://t.co/lHTTTTsVqJ
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 22, 2021
Twitter has locked the account of @GovRonDeSantis spokesperson Christina Pushaw. pic.twitter.com/5aHVid9HuX
— Evan Donovan (@EvanDonovan) August 21, 2021
from my @CNN colleague Melissa Alonso:
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 21, 2021
"at least five law enforcement officers in south Florida have died after contracting Covid-19 in the last 7 days"
Hospitals are rescheduling other services, deploying more staff and using auditoriums and cafeterias to address the rising Covid-19 cases, says Florida Hospital Association's Mary Mayhew.
— New Day (@NewDay) August 20, 2021
"These hospitalizations … are preventable," she adds. "We need them to get vaccinated." pic.twitter.com/oy6Z5FKWAa
I can’t even imagine.
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) August 19, 2021
😡😡😡 https://t.co/voo6LWhZWs
.@MaddowBlog: Two Florida school districts agreed to defy Gov. DeSantis. State officials retaliated. Now four school districts are defying DeSantis. https://t.co/jXYAOzkUVF
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 19, 2021
'Ron DeSantis owns this': Outrage erupts over 'horrific' photo showing COVID-19 patient on floor of treatment center https://t.co/xxRWpdZpqI
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) August 19, 2021
Imagine looking at these numbers for Florida and deciding that your priority is to stop schools from requiring masks pic.twitter.com/4SefatZxTU
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 19, 2021
Sad! 