In The Villages, deputies can only ‘educate and request’ on COVID-19 social distancing
• The lack of social distancing has drawn outrage on the Nextdoor app, where neighbors talk to neighbors.
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• The lack of social distancing has drawn outrage on the Nextdoor app, where neighbors talk to neighbors.
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• UF researchers hope to determine whether older people are likely to carry the virus without getting sick.
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• Unlike some counties, Sumter has not issued a stay-at-home order.
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• Dr. Michael Lauzardo, deputy director of the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute, discusses the research and testing.
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• The customers weren’t practicing the social distancing urged by politicians and health experts alike to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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• The sprawling retirement community in Central Florida has largely shut down its thriving entertainment scene to counter the spread of the coronavirus.
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• With COVID-19 present in Florida, Surgeon General Scott Rivkees is asking nursing homes and other residential facilities to review visitation policies and consider restricting visits. He says all visitors ought to be screened for illness. At the Club Health and Rehabilitation Center at The Villages, nursing director LaShawnda Denmark says they know that their patients are more vulnerable if they get the virus. Staff and visitors are urged to stay away when sick, she says. “We just want to make sure that we are encouraging them that, if you don’t feel good, you know, stay home for a day or two and don’t come,” Denmark said. “And that goes for staff and our residents’ family members.” Denmark is focused on …
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