Ron DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday afternoon at Universal Studios Citywalk, where he announced that 64 counties in the state can head into Phase 2 of a three-part reopening plan amid coronavirus. He also addressed the recent protests in multiple Florida cities and answered questions about the possibility of the Sunshine State hosting the Republican National Convention over the summer. Reopening Phase 2DeSantis said he is expecting to sign the order Wednesday that allows the Phase 2 reopening to take effect Friday in all but three counties in Florida. The Phase 2 reopening does not include Broward, Miami-Dade or Palm Beach counties, the places most densely hit by the coronavirus. The Mayor of Palm Beach County used that alternative when his county was not included in Phase 1.