At the beginning of April, DeSantis signed an executive order to place a ban on vaccine passports. Even as the Norwegian Cruise Line CEO threatens to pull their ships from the Port of Miami if DeSantis does not lift the recently-passed measure, he is still refusing to do so. Because of DeSantis order, businesses and other entities cannot require residents to show proof of vaccination. Businesses in Florida are prohibited from requiring patrons or customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post-transmission recovery to gain access to, entry upon, or service from the business, the order stated.
Then, in the first week of May, he issued another executive order suspending all COVID-19 mitigation guidelines across the state. Since the United States is still in the midst of a pandemic, the orders have been deeply criticized but DeSantis does not appear to be phased by the concerns.
Birthday parties, airports, schools, malls and even churches are no longer safe places to frequent, as shooting incidents reach an all-time high, leaving several innocent bystanders caught in the crosshairs.
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is shown before a news conference, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Miami. On May 3, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order canceling all local COVID-19 restrictions. However, Miami-Dade County continues to have mask rules at county government facilities. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Gov. Ron DeSantis may have canceled local COVID rules, but you still have to wear a mask in some places. And addressing the increase in gun violence, and warnings of a bloody summer, in South Florida.
Local mask mandates are no more after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Monday canceling local pandemic restrictions and emergency orders.
5 May 2021
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (D) opposes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) efforts to roll back coronavirus orders and insists that “key” coronavirus requirements, including masking and distancing, will remain in place across all county spaces.
DeSantis on Monday effectively suspended all local coronavirus emergency orders another step in prioritizing the freedom of Florida residents.
However, the Miami-Dade County mayor is not having it, stating that the county will “continue to require key COVID [coronavirus] safety precautions including masking, distancing, and disinfecting at all County spaces, including libraries, County parks, and County buildings.”
While she recognized DeSantis’s action allows businesses to forgo mask requirements, she is urging business owners to keep those rules in place anyway: