As the state exited a long holiday weekend, fraught with massive crowds gathering along beaches and a large uptick in newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, Florida pushes forward under Gov.
Ron DeSantis’ plan to reopen. While Florida still works to lower the number of new cases of coronavirus that are diagnosed daily, officials with the World Health Organization said the first wave of the pandemic is not over, warning that globally, cases of the virus continue to rise, rather than decrease.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization, said that a speedy economic rebound is unlikely as the world is still “smack in the middle of the pandemic.” “Right now, we’re not in the second