DeSantis tells mostly maskless crowd that he will order flags in FL to half staff for Rush Limbaugh Despite a strict face covering ordinance in effect, more than 100 mostly maskless people packed a Palm Beach County hotel on Friday to hear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speak about the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By: Scripps National, WPTV Staff Posted at 1:52 PM, Feb 19, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-19 13:57:31-05 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Despite a strict face-covering mandate in effect, more than 100 mostly maskless people packed a Palm Beach County hotel on Friday to cheer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' update on the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, his push to impose more restrictions on voting by mail and his plans to honor recently deceased conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.