A Miami ER doctor explained how Florida’s COVID-19 response went from success to disaster
by Charles Davis/Business Insider
Eight weeks ago, conservative media outlets and politicians hailed Florida as a model for addressing the coronavirus pandemic, showing that there was no need to shut down a state for months to ride out the first wave of infections.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, a former military prosecutor and Republican representative, was all but saying, I told you so. And his allies were singing his praise.
“He’s done a spectacular job,” US President Donald Trump said at a joint news conference in April, as The Washington Post reported in May in a story on the apparent victory of business as usual. “He’s going to be opening up large portions, and ultimately pretty quickly because he’s got great numbers in all of Florida.”
By early May, Florida’s restaurants were once again entertaining guests, and the governor’s office was boasting.
“He’s just not doing it the way Cuomo is doing it,” Helen Ferré, a spokeswoman for DeSantis, told The Tampa Bay Times on May 4, referring to New York’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo. “He’s doing it the conservative way.”
Weeks later, the numbers have changed. While New York reported 624 new coronavirus cases on Sunday — down from highs of more than 10,000 a day — …read more:
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.
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I’m wondering what the good doctor’s response would be to knowing that COVID-19 was a bio-weapon directed initially at China and Iran, but eventually at the USA? And, that the Powers That Be would do it again and again if it served their perverse plan for humanity.
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