Florida Gov. Ron Desantis said anyone who violates the quarantine order will face a second-degree misdemeanor
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“Today there’s over 190 direct flights from the New York City area to the state of Florida, and I would reckon, given the outbreak there, that every single flight has somebody on it who’s positive for Covid-19,” DeSantisNew York State has become a “hot spot” for the virus, accounting for nearly half of all U.S. cases. As of Tuesday morning, March 24, there are 20,875 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York alone.
“They’ll have to meet on the flight, there will be some information taken, and I think they’re going to do temperature checks, and they’re going to be told you have to self-quarantine,” the governor said. RELATED VIDEO: Husband Stands Outside Wife’s Window with Sign to Celebrate 67th Anniversary amid Coronavirus
As of Tuesday morning, Florida reports 1,222 confirmed cases of the virus and 16 deaths. The national death toll surged to 537, jumping more than 100 coronavirus-related deaths across the country in a single day for the first time since the outbreak,
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