

“DeSantis: Dire Covid-19 predictions have been debunked,” by POLITICO’s Arek Sarkissian One health expert called the political decision a “perfect storm” for the virus to reassert itself. SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY - “Southern governors create a Covid-19 coalition and experts fear a ‘perfect storm,'” by POLITICO’s Matt Dixon: Republican governors across the Southeast are teaming up to reopen the region’s economy, even as they lack the testing to know how rapidly the coronavirus is spreading. The program will feature a Member Exchange panel followed by a keynote discussion exploring the most pressing issues facing women in their communities and women in leadership roles who are best positioned to solve these problems. 15 for conversations focused on creating and leading sustainable, healthy and inclusive communities. DeSantis is scheduled to be in Tallahassee.Ī WOMEN RULE CONVERSATION ON LEADING FROM THE GROUND UP: Join POLITICO’s Women Rule on Sept. Let’s hope that’s the case instead of the alternative.

Go Now! - If DeSantis is right and the worst is over then that’s a cause for celebration. Everything from population density to weather to mass transit have been seen as factors for the disparate spread of Covid-19. And there remain many questions as to why states such as California and Florida - which took different paths on their lockdowns - have fared better than other states in the nation. Even in the last two weeks the numbers of deaths has ebbed and flowed somewhat. He conceded at the end of his combative session with reporters that “it doesn’t mean the work is done.” Right. Question - It’s easy here to compare DeSantis to his ally President Donald Trump but the most important question will be whether he’s right. Rick Scott - by saying the state’s overloaded and overwhelmed unemployment website cost $77 million even though it was a “jalopy.”

Ride my seesaw - It’s not clear what precipitated to make DeSantis so forceful, but he said some of the criticism aimed at him was “politically motivated” and some news outlets have “clear agendas.” He also took a fleeting shot at his predecessor - now-Sen. “We did not go the way of Italy, we did not go the way of New York City,” he said. In a free-wheeling press conference, he proclaimed that Florida had “flattened the curve” and that previous predictions about the disease overwhelming hospitals and the state's health care system were “wrong” and “false.” DeSantis took shots at the news media for past stories that relied on academic models that had predicted shortages and a larger death toll. Mission accomplished? - If there is any moment to memorialize during this crisis, it came on Tuesday from Gov. The daily rundown - Between Monday night and Tuesday night, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased 3 percent, to 27,869 hospitalizations went up 5.6 percent, to 4,226 and deaths rose 5.3 percent, to 867.
