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07/02/2020 / By Franz Walker

Masks made mandatory in Florida’s Miami-Dade as coronavirus cases surge

Officials in Florida’s Miami-Dade County took drastic action Wednesday, issuing an emergency order requiring people to wear masks in public spaces, in response to rising numbers of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state. “I want to once again reiterate that if everyone follows the New Normal rules of social distancing of at least six feet, […]

04/01/2020 / By Franz Walker

Two cruise ships with possible coronavirus infections held off Florida coast

Two cruise ships with people exhibiting influenza-like symptoms are being held off the Florida coast. Both vessels, the Costa Favolosa and Costa Magica, have been permitted by port and health officials to anchor and have sent boats to shore. Roger Frizzell, a spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line, which owns Costa Cruises, stated that some crew members aboard the […]

03/18/2020 / By Ethan Huff

Thousands of cruise ship passengers allowed to de-board in Miami without being screened, even though former passenger tested positive for coronavirus

Even though a former passenger tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), a cruise ship full of thousands of passengers was reportedly allowed to disembark in Miami over the weekend without undergoing any type of medical screening for the novel virus. This former passenger is said to have gotten off the MSC Meraviglia in Miami […]

03/07/2020 / By Michael Alexander

CDC REFUSED to test Miami woman for new coronavirus even after she tested positive for earlier strains

Despite being told by her doctors that she “most likely” contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) after traveling to Italy, a Miami woman said Monday that state and federal health officials refused to authorize an official coronavirus screening. Instead, she was sent home and told to self-quarantine. The woman, who requested anonymity, told CBS Miami that she […]

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