Florida Governor Says State Beat Back Virus Without ‘Draconian’ Measures

Florida Governor Says State Beat Back Virus Without ‘Draconian’ Measures
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Miami Gardens on March 30, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that his state has beat back the COVID-19 epidemic without using “draconian orders.”

“I got to give credit to the people of Florida,” DeSantis said on “Fox & Friends,“ adding that there were predictions that Florida would be ”worse than New York” state, which is the U.S. epicenter.
Jack Phillips
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