• Restaurants are struggling to stay afloat with their dining rooms shuttered and takeout service only. We talk to Orlando Sentinel multimedia journalist Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Weekly restaurant critic Faiyaz Kara, and chef and owner of Hinckley Fancy Meats, Matt Hinckley about the food economy in the era of coronavirus.
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• Asal Johnson says more testing is still needed to fully understand the virus and stop it from spreading even further. Johnson’s an epidemiologist at Stetson Unversity. She says there’s still a lot we don’t know about the virus- which is one more reason to take the social distancing measures seriously in the face of the pandemic.
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• After mounting criticism, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a statewide stay at home order on Wednesday. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, who put a county stay at home order in place last week, says the statewide order is the right call- even if it’s later than he would have liked.
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• Florida case data is updated at approximately 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. daily. Updated 7:19 p.m. Disney to furlough employees Matthew Peddie, WMFE The Walt Disney Company says it will begin furloughing employees on April 19th. Disney employees have been paid through the theme park closures and will continue to receive pay and benefits up until April 18th. “However, with no clear indication of when we can restart our businesses, we’re forced to make the difficult decision to take the next step and furlough employees whose jobs aren’t necessary at this time,” the company said in a statement. Disney said affected workers would receive full healthcare benefits, and the company would pay the cost of employee and company premiums. Updated …
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• Drag performers, musicians, actors, and visual artists will perform in the two hour online “Stay in with Pride” show with the goal of raising $100,000 dollars for the Central Florida LGBTQ+ Relief Fund.
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• TSA officers at Orlando International Airport are getting more paid days off to reduce their exposure to coronavirus. Nine officers have tested positive for the virus so far. The union for TSA officers says the new measures don’t go far enough.
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• The worker’s last day at the checkpoint was March 16.
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