By Bruce Ritchie, Alexandra Glorioso
Politico PRO
March 20, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — As coronavirus fears grip the country, pictures of crowded Florida beaches are going viral. And Gov. Ron DeSantis is making no apologies.
The Republican governor has refused to give a statewide order to close the coasts even as Democrats — and CNN — sound the alarm.
Even his predecessor — Sen. Rick Scott, a fellow Republican — has weighed in, telling people to just get off the beach.
It’s irresponsible, the critics say, to keep beaches open during a pandemic that arrived just in time to greet Florida’s infamous spring breakers.
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