The county of Miami-Dade , in southeastern Florida, reimposed the obligation to wear a mask inside government facilities before the “alarming” rebound in COVID – 19 in the state , a measure that will affect both employees and visitors.
“ The masks are required of employees and visitors in all public interior spaces of the county , to protect us “from a possible contagion of the delta variant, said Daniella Levine Cava, mayor at a press conference Miami-Dade.
It is also mandatory to use it in public transportation services and airports under federal regulations , added Levine Cava, who warned about the “enormous and alarming” increase in coronavirus cases in our community and the country.
The fight for information
In view of the severity of the rebound in coronavirus cases and a single weekly information on its incidence by the Government of Republican Ron DeSantis, the head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Democrat Nikki Fried, said today at a press conference that will provide “frequent” reports on the covid – 19 to meet the demand for information.
The state of Florida registers a rebound weekly cases with an alarming figure of 73, 199 new infections in the week of 16 to 22 July , an increase in 60% compared to the previous (45, 584 cases), more than any other state in the country, according to data from the Department of Florida Health (FHD) published last Friday.
The ta The positivity rate in the state reached 15. 1%, with an average of 10, 000 new infections daily for a cumulative total of about 2.5 million cases since the start of the pandemic on March 1, 2020, according to the FHD, which now only reports incidence of COVID – 19 once a week.
Although the Miami-Dade councilor did not announce the imposition of its use on companies or restaurants, she strongly recommended that entrepreneurs and the general population carry the mask indoors or where people are gathered, “especially those who are not vaccinated,” he said.
Levine Cava was concerned about the covid positivity rate – 19 in Miami-Dade, which is places, he said, on the 10 % and with 11,104 new cases of infection last week.
And although the 75% of County Eligible Population (12 years or more) has already been vaccinated against the coronavirus, “all those who have not done so run an extreme risk,” he insisted.
“I will take all necessary measures to protect our community and I will do so with total transparency in the report of the facts ”, highlighted Levine Cava, to add that many of the new hospitalized are healthy people, young among the 40 and 40 years of age.
Given the seriousness of the rebound in coronavirus cases and a single weekly information on its incidence by the government of Republican Ron DeSantis, the head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Democrat Nikki Fried said today at a press conference that he will provide “frequent” reports on the covid – 19.
Miami Beach, by the same road
The return to the mask seems to also reach the city of Miami Beach , where the mayor’s office considers a imposition similar to that of Miami-Dade, following the recent announcement of new guidelines by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“I urge my colleagues to consider requiring our employees and people entering government buildings to wear masks,” he said. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber during a city commission meeting today.
The past 21 July, the White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeffrey Zients explained that three states with low vaccination rates , Florida, Texas and Missouri, accumulate the 40% of the cases. One out of every five cases registered nationwide is in Florida.
In addition, last week 199 COVID deaths – 19 in Florida , with hospitals on high alert due to the increase in the number of infected hospitalized, the 90% of them not vaccinated.
This week the AdventHealth hospital chain, the largest in central Florida, raised the emergency level to red due to the rapid increase in patients with covid – 19.
For his part, Carlos Migoya, general director of the largest hospital system in the south Florida Jackson Health, noted that now at least the 10% of patients who tested positive for covid – 19 have contracted the strain that originated in Colombia.
Thus things, The governor of DeSantis, however, refuses to implement mandatory prevention measures such as the use of a mask, including in schools, and the use of social distance.
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