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03-27-2020, 6:11pm | #1 | ||||||
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Florida to Cajuns...Stay home !
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/...l-restrictions
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he is adding New Orleans and other areas of Louisiana to a list of COVID-19 hotspots, requiring travelers from the state to self-isolate if they come to Florida. Also, as he continues trying to find ways to combat the spread of the highly contagious and deadly disease, DeSantis said he is suspending vacation rentals in Florida for two weeks. With New Orleans seeing large numbers of COVID-19 cases, travelers from Louisiana will be treated like people coming to Florida from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, DeSantis said. To enforce the Louisiana restrictions, DeSantis said he would authorize the Florida Highway Patrol and local enforcement agencies to establish checkpoints at Florida entry areas along roads such as Interstate 10. DeSantis said the restrictions would not affect commercial drivers. “There is a fear that as New Orleans becomes more of a hotspot, you could have an influx of people into the Florida Panhandle from Louisiana,” DeSantis said. Louisiana has had 2,746 confirmed cases and 119 deaths, according to Louisiana health officials. Meanwhile, Florida had 2,900 confirmed cases among residents and visitors as of Friday afternoon. Nationwide, there are 85,356 cases, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DeSantis on Monday issued an executive order requiring all travelers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to self-isolate for 14 days when they get to Florida. DeSantis issued the order after President Donald Trump refused to limit domestic air travel. "All we are trying to do is keep our residents here safe," said the governor refusing to order a statewide shelter-in-place. click to tweet On Friday, DeSantis said his executive order had the intended result of reducing travel between the greater New York City area and Florida, particularly Southeast Florida. Still, people continue to visit the state after the order, and DeSantis said Friday that officials, working with the Florida National Guard, had screened more than 3,400 travelers from those areas, telling them they have to self-isolate. “All we are trying to do is keep our residents here safe,” the governor told reporters. “If you’re coming from one of the epicenters, we probably think you should follow the directions of your state and local officials, and if they are telling you to shelter in place, then do that. But don’t come here, because we are trying to protect our folks.” To further discourage visitors who might carry the virus, DeSantis said he will suspend rental of vacation homes in Florida over the next two weeks. The governor didn’t elaborate on whether that would be in a new executive order or an extension of the Monday order. “The concern is people in some of these hotspots wanting to then come here. Now is not really the time to do that. So the vacation rentals will be suspended for two weeks. If you’re in one now, then finish and go home,” DeSantis said. “But for any new rentals, there’s going to be a suspension on that. And we appreciate the assistance of people.” DeSantis also said he was directing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to begin enforcing “social distancing” requirements on Florida’s waterways. “Many people continue to violate social distancing requirements. You know you need to be in groups of 10 or less. What they are doing is they’re tying all these boats together and then having large group parties,” DeSantis said.” _ |
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Houston just did the same thing. If you fly back from The Big Easy, you'll be identified and have to give info about where you are going to self quarantine, and state troopers are supposedly going to spot check those travelers to make sure they are where they said they would be.
That right there just ended flights from Houston to NO. No one will do that, easier to just drive, especially now that there's no traffic. It's probably a 5 1/2 hour trip. Factor in driving to one airport, going through security, flying, getting through the other airport, renting a car.....it's easier to drive even under normal circumstances. |
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I grew up in Louisiana. Even back then, we all knew folks went to New Orleans for debauchery and shenanigans. Time to pay has arrived.
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People are fleeing states that already have them on lock down so do you really expect that when they get to your state they will suddenly obey the rule ?
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Update: Texas governor says he will quarantine anyone entering Texas from Louisiana....BY CAR, also.
WTF? Roadblocks on the highway? I mean, if they were going to do this kind of shit, they should have blocked the road and kept out the Katrina refugees, if they wanted to keep Texans safe. This thing is beyond ridiculous and now into intolerable territory. https://www.click2houston.com/news/l...e-over-friday/ |
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We would like the state of PA to keep all the assholes from NY out of PA.
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May I suggest megabus for a cheap trip to Nola? Practically non-stop and only $55 round trip. |
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Has anyone seen Strats lately? He probably got caught at the border already. I think he was tryin to make one more trip to see SAC.
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