https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/16/trump-florida-coronavirus-321600
DeSantis’ moves to return his state to
normal have been as aggressive as any governor, but there’s one
inconvenient fact: Florida’s coronavirus cases are rising to record
levels and the percentage of positive tests has been steadily climbing
ever since the state fully implemented the first phase of its reopening May 18.
On Friday, when DeSantis first spoke
to reporters about the GOP convention moving to Florida in August, the
state was setting new records for the number of coronavirus cases
reported each day. But he downplayed the severity of coronavirus’s
spread, partly because hospitalization and death rates remained
relatively low and stable. And he framed the convention as an economic
shot in the arm, rather than a petri dish of infection as some
detractors contended.
"But he downplayed the severity of coronavirus’s spread, partly because hospitalization and death rates remained relatively low and stable"
ReplyDeleteUm yeah, that's the point. No matter what leniencies he took, the spread remained far below expectations. Of course the virus will continue to spread. Only idiots expected the lockdown to prevent spread. The lockdown was about managing the spread so hospitals could keep up. So if Florida's hospitals are keeping up and its economy is recovering, he's done his job. But for this left wing rag, that's a bad thing!