Is this enough?: 32,000 tests performed to protect nearly 152,000 vulnerable residents
State records show there are 151,724 people living at 4,480 licensed long-term care facilities. According to the Florida Health Care Association, the long-term care facilities support 287,298 jobs. The state’s approach to testing at long-term care facilities, he said, is considered a “representative sample." DeSantis has now ordered long-term care facility employees to visit testing sites for bi-weekly coronavirus tests. With the reopening of some non-essential businesses on Monday, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he is going to be working with DeSantis to improve efforts at long-term care facilities.
Miami-Dade mayor taking input on social media from residents about re-opening
Our open spaces are something we need to do,” said Gimenez. The virtual town hall will be available on the mayor’s Facebook and Twitter page from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 20. He said that the focus of the virtual town hall would be about parks, open spaces and waterways. WRITE YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS I'm holding a virtual town hall meeting Monday, April. We need your input on our reopening plan for open spaces.
Lockdown for Miami not out of the question, says city’s mayor
MIAMI – Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez have both said they are considering tougher measures to control the impact of the pandemic. Mayor Francis Suarez answered questions Friday in an interview on ABC’s “The View” and talked about more possible changes. When asked if he was considering a lockdown scenario in Miami, Suarez said he had spoken with the mayor of San Francisco, London Breed, about what was happening in her city. Only essential businesses can remain open like grocery stores, social services and news organizations. Miami-Dade County’s transit scheduled has been reduced.