• WMFE is following the latest stories from Central Florida and around the state on the coronavirus pandemic.
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• On Monday Orlando Rolón, the Orlando Police Chief, told the city council that the police department would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants. It’s part of a range of reforms activists have been calling for amid protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody in May. Rolón joined Intersection to discuss how his department is responding to calls for reform.
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• Volusia County reported 220 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest daily count for the county since the beginning of the pandemic in mid-March.
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• Gov. Ron DeSantis says more coronavirus tests have been administered at the Orange County Convention Center than anywhere else in the state.
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• Survivors of domestic abuse can get free rides to an Orange County shelter using a new ridesharing service. There’s been an uptick in domestic abuse in Florida during the pandemic as victims are at home with their abusers.
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• Nearly four months ago, Disney World closed its doors as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country. This weekend, two of the theme parks reopen. Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly columnist and co-author of the Unofficial Guides, tells 90.7’s Matthew Peddie that visiting the Magic Kingdom today is a very different experience, with reduced crowds and social distancing measures in place.
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• The former Ocala mayor and his wife, who also tested positive, have been in quarantine since the onset of symptoms. But in the days before that, Curry was at public events without a mask.
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