Orange County school reports monkeypox case
The district said someone at Wedgefield School, a K-8 school in Orlando, was diagnosed with monkeypox.
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The district said someone at Wedgefield School, a K-8 school in Orlando, was diagnosed with monkeypox.
The number of monkeypox cases in Florida continues to rise.
"You see some of these states declaring states of emergency. They are going to abuse those emergency powers to restrict your freedom. I guarantee you that's what will happen," DeSantis said.
Monkeypox has become a big problem in the United States, and President Joe Biden has declared that the disease is now a public health emergency.
Orange County has 32 known cases, and the numbers drop substantially for the rest of central Florida.