FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH:
- Map: Check out a breakdown down the coronavirus cases by ZIP code, as well as the number of cases and deaths across Florida.
- Daily Updates: The number of people infected in the state and things you need to know.
- Centers for Disease Control And Prevention: Their website has updates and a national map.
If you think you might have coronavirus, call the Florida Department of Health’s 24-hour hotline at 866-779-6121 or email COVID-19@flhealth.gov
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Reopenings have come after an April 29 public health advisory by Department of Health Secretary Scott Rivkees recommending that government offices resume in-person operations and services. -
The governor said Norwegian is not "one of the bigger" cruise lines and that other people are "itching to do business" in the state.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccinated people still must follow existing state, local or tribal laws on masks and social distancing.
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The governor was also given a $196.3 million tax package that includes a formula change for distributing cigarette tax revenues to boost funding for Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center.
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If the positivity rate consistently stays below 5%, it could indicate that community transmission is under control. It's still too soon to tell in Florida.
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Parents or guardians need to accompany kids to the vaccination.
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It is unclear what impact this will have on teachers, staff and students in the near term. In some states, masks in schools are already optional.
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CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said," We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some kind of normalcy." But local authorities are making their own decisions on relaxing the rules.
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Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.
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The majority of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines on social media trace back to just a handful of influential figures. So why don't the companies just shut them down?
