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The mayors of Miami-Dade and Broward counties and Miami Beach slammed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order banning local emergency orders. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
SOUTH FLORIDA — After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order suspending local emergency orders and restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic Monday, leaders in South Florida — which has been hid hardest by the virus — responded to the measure, which was effective immediately.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Danielle Levine Cava condemned the order in a statement she released Monday afternoon.
"I'm deeply concerned by this decision. We are still in a public health emergency and our economy has not fully rebounded from crisis. Fewer than half of our residents have been vaccinated, and we face a growing threat from variants," she said. "I urge our community to continue using common sense to prevent the spread of the virus and most importantly, to get vaccinated – our best and only path forward to truly put the pandemic behind us."