Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will issue an executive order Wednesday mandating anyone traveling from New York to self-isolate and must notify the state of any contacts they’ve had, as well as recommending persons 65-years or older to stay home to reduce their risk of exposure to the coronavirus in Florida, which now has more than 1,400 cases statewide.

The executive order will apply to anyone who has traveled from New York to Florida in the last three weeks. Those individuals will also have to report anyone they have may have had contact within Florida to the state during their stay so those contacts can be informed of possible exposure.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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