DeSantis: Florida’s Success Against COVID-19 Came Despite Not Issuing ‘Draconian’ Orders

Then-President Donald Trump listens as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a sign during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on April 28, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The success Florida has seen against COVID-19, relative to many other states, stemmed from “a tailored and measured approach,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday, contrasting his actions with “draconian orders” issued by most other governors.

Florida had less than 500 COVID-19 patients on ventilators as of Monday night and lower or comparable numbers compared to states where harsher measures were imposed.