TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his administration was considering newly announced federal guidelines on public gatherings in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, but the governor said he was not ready to order across-the-board closures of restaurants and bars.

On the eve of St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the state's presidential primary, state officials were bracing for large gatherings — at bars, restaurants and at the polls — that could further spread the new strain of virus that has already infected more than 140 Floridians. "If you look around the state of Florida, this is not uniform in terms of where the virus is percolating," the governor said during a Monday afternoon news conference.

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Florida governor orders travelers from New York to be screened at airports

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Gov. DeSantis requests Major Disaster Declaration from President Trump amid spread of coronavirus

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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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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