Despite Florida now being considered the "epicenter" of the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S., Florida ... [+] Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order preventing schools from requiring face masks. Well, that’s essentially what may happen to school officials in the state of Florida. According to the CDC, Florida had 23,903 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases on Friday, their highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic. Less than half of the Florida state population is vaccinated right now too.

Source: Forbes August 10, 2021 05:03 UTC