Florida Announces It Will Lift Ban on Nursing Home Visits

Florida Announces It Will Lift Ban on Nursing Home Visits
Frances Reaves, in car, pays a visit to her friend Margaret Choinacki, foreground, 87, at Miami Jewish Health in Miami, Fla., on July 17, 2020. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo
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TALLAHASSEE—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state’s ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears of spreading the new coronavirus.

With his voice cracking at times, he wondered aloud if his actions might have contributed to suffering in his state. At one point, he took a long pause to collect himself as he made his announcement during a round table in Jacksonville.