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4PM UPDATE: Gov. DeSantis to announce Florida's reopening plan

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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4PM UPDATE: Gov. DeSantis to announce Florida's reopening plan
4PM UPDATE: Gov. DeSantis to announce Florida's reopening plan

Florida Gov.

Ron DeSantis will reveal his plans on Wednesday for gradually reopening parts of the state.

OUT HIS PLAN ABOUT THEIN JUST ABOUT AN HOUR THEGOVERNOR IS EXPECTED TO LAY OUTHIS PLAN ABOUT THE NEXT STEPSFOR FLORIDA AS THE STATE'SSTAY AT HOME ORDER IS SET TOEXPIRE THIS WEEK.

THIS COMESON THE SAME DAY AS PALM BEACHCOUNTY GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TOREOPEN SOME RECREATIONALACTIVITIES LIKE BOATING ANGOLFING.ALL DAY - WE'VE BEEN ASKINGYOU TO WEIGH IN ON OURFACEBOOK PAGE...ASKING SHOULDGOVERNOR RON DESANTIS REOPENFLORIDA?

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5SRYAN HUGHES TAKES A LOOK ATYOUR RESPONSES AND DIGS DEEPINTO THE DEBAT<< EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FROMCHOPPER 5 SHOWS BOATERS UPEARLY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY...ALINE OF TRAILERS IN THEPARKING LOT...AFTER BACKINGTHEIR BOATS INTO THEWATER....WITH RAMPS NOW BAOPEN.

AND GOLFERS...HITTINGTHE GREEN AS THE COUNTYLOOSENED RESTRICTIONS FOR SOMERECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

ANDON THE WPTV FACEBOOKPAGE...VIEWERS HAVE BEENDEBATING ABOUT REOPENING THESTATE.

DANIEL SAYS,“OPENFLORIDA BACK UP.

HAVERESTRICTIONS BUT OPEN UP.PEOPLE WANT TO GET BACKNORMAL” BUT SHEE SAYS,“OPENING UP FLORIDA NOW, ISGONNA TURN THE STATE JUST LIKENY.

HUMAN LIFE IS IMPORTANTTHAN ANYTHING”“WE SHOULDREALIZE THAT IF WE DO LOOSENUP THINGS THAT THERE WILL BEMORE CASES” DR. DAVID DODSOIS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASEDOCTOR AT GOOD SAMARITANHOSPITAL.

HE SAYS COVID-19CASES ARE STILL RISING...ANDON TUESDAY FLORIDA RECORDETHE MOST DEATHS IN ONE DAY.“IF THERETO OPEN UP OUR ECONOMY AND LETPEOPLE HAVE THEIR LIVELIHOODSTHEN WEACCEPT THAT THERE WILL BE MORECASES OF CORONAVIRUS APOSSIBLY MORE DEATHS” DODSONSAYS NOW IS NOT THE TIME TOLET YOUR GUARD DOWN...KEEPWASHING YOUR HANDS ANDPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING NOMATTER THE NEXT STEP TAKEN BSTATE OR COUNTY LEADERS.“IFYOUPRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS YOUSHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUTANY INCREASED SOCIINTERACTIONS”“DODSON SAYS HEKNOWS THE GOVERNOR HAS A HARDDECISION....BUT HE HOPES IT ISBASED ON THE SAFETY OFEVERYONE AND SCIENCE.

HE ALSOADVISES EVERYONE TO CONTINUETO W

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