Since March anyone traveling from New York, New Jersey or Connecticut to Florida was ordered to quarantine for 14-days after arriving.
The Tri-State area was once considered the epicenter of America’s coronavirus outbreak.DeSantis issued a new executive order Thursday removing the requirement that travelers from the New York Tri-State area quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Florida.While New York has reported about 100,000 fewer COVID-19 infections than Florida, the deaths and hospitalizations show the true impact of the virus.
New York has reported more than 25,000 fatalities and nearly 90,000 hospitalizations. On Thursday, Florida’s death toll is approaching 7,800 with more than 29,000 hospitalized since March.Across the U.S.