TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statewide stay-at-home order Wednesday in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’m going to be doing an executive order today directing all Floridians to limit movements and personal interactions outside the home to only those necessary,” he said. “To obtain or provide essential services or conduct essential activities.”
The governor had been facing growing pressure to issue a statewide stay-at-home order. Thirteen lawmakers who represent Florida
penned a letter to the governor this week urging him to issue the order.
DeSantis said Tuesday he has been in touch with the White House coronavirus task force and
members had not recommended a statewide shutdown.
“I’m in contact with them and basically I’ve said, ‘are you guys recommending this?’ The task force has not recommended that to me,” he said. “If they do, obviously that would be something that would carry a lot of weight with me.”