Demings, Dyer oppose idea of travel restrictions in Florida Share Updated: 10:41 PM EST Feb 11, 2021 Share Updated: 10:41 PM EST Feb 11, 2021
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Show Transcript BUT AS WESH 2’S HADAS BROWN EXPLAINS SOME LOCAL LEADERS AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR, SAYING IT COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. HADAS: IN A COUNTY THAT LARGELY RELIES ON TOURISM TO KEEP THE ECONOMY AFLOAT, ORANGE COUNTY LEADERS SAID THURSDAY THEY KNOW DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY ABOUT POSSIBLE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, SPECIFICALLY, A RULE THAT COULD REQUIRE A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST FOR DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL. THE VACCINE IS ROLLING OUT SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE COUNTY . ALMOST ALL THE METROPOLITAN AREAS HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT DECLINES AT THIS POINT SO I DON’T BELIEVE THAT’S NECESSARY. HADAS: REPORTS INDICATE ANY RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE MEANT TO TARGET THE NEW COVID-19 VARIANTS. DATA FROM THE CDC SHOWS FLORIDA HAS 347 CASES OF THE STRAIN TRACED BACK TO THE U.K. THAT’S
28,500 COVID-19 vaccines on the way to hospitals around Florida Share Updated: 11:17 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Share Updated: 11:17 PM EST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript EXPLAINS, THAT IS NOT THE ONLY BIT OF ENCOURAGING NEWS. HADAS: THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMS AN ADDITIONAL 28,500 DOSES OF THE VACCINE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO 33 HOSPITALS STATEWIDE AND MAY BE USED TO VACCINA THOSE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY VULNERABLE. THE LIST OF HOSPITALS INCLUDE ADVENT HEALTH DAYTONA BEACH AND ROCKLEDGE CENTER. A DECEMBER 2020 EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM THE GOVERNOR WAS CITED TELLING WE 2 THAT HOSPITAL PROVIDERS CAN VACCINATE THOSE THEY DEEM VULNERABLE. HEART DISEASE, KIDNEY DISEASE. CANCER. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DISEASES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. HADAS: COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE TRENDING DOWN NATIONWIDE. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A DAILY DECREASE IN BOTH OUR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS AS WELL AS OUR ICU PATIENTS. HADAS: THAT NUMBER WAS ABOUT 590
Central Florida theme parks see business boom during holidays despite pandemic Share Updated: 8:29 PM EST Dec 28, 2020 Share Updated: 8:29 PM EST Dec 28, 2020
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Show Transcript STILL LOWERED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. WESH 2’S HADAS BROWN REPORTS. HADAS: FROM THE SKY WE COULD SEE MONDAY VISITORS ENJOYING BOTH WALT DISNEY WORLD AND UNIVERSAL ORLANDO DURING THIS UNUSUAL HOLIDAY WEEK. UNIVERSAL SHARED BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY THAT THEY REACHED CAPACITY BEFORE NOON. PASSHOLDER SCOTT HERRICK SHARED THIS PICTURE SUNDAY SHOWING THE LINE TO GET INTO THE PARK. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE BECAUSE IT’S BACKED UP AND THEY’RE TRYING TO DISTANCE WHEN YOU WALK IN, AND THAT’S WHY THAT LINE GOT SO LONG. PEOPLE WERE DEFINITELY A LITTLE CLOSER, BUT EVERYONE WAS WEARING MASKS, AND FOR THE MOST PART, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE TRIES TO DISTANCE PRETTY WELL. HADAS: I ASKED UNIVERSAL WHERE THEIR CAPACITY THRESHOLD STANDS. A SPOKESPERSON TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT SHAR
Some Florida theme parks see business boom during holidays despite pandemic Share Updated: 11:03 PM EST Dec 28, 2020
Some Florida theme parks see business boom during holidays despite pandemic Share Updated: 11:03 PM EST Dec 28, 2020
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Show Transcript STILL LOWERED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. WESH 2’S HADAS BROWN REPORTS. HADAS: FROM THE SKY WE COULD SEE MONDAY VISITORS ENJOYING BOTH WALT DISNEY WORLD AND UNIVERSAL ORLANDO DURING THIS UNUSUAL HOLIDAY WEEK. UNIVERSAL SHARED BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY THAT THEY REACHED CAPACITY BEFORE NOON. PASSHOLDER SCOTT HERRICK SHARED THIS PICTURE SUNDAY SHOWING THE LINE TO GET INTO THE PARK. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE BECAUSE IT’S BACKED UP AND THEY’RE TRYING TO DISTANCE WHEN YOU WALK IN, AND THAT’S WHY THAT LINE GOT SO LONG. PEOPLE WERE DEFINITELY A LITTLE CLOSER, BUT EVERYONE WAS WEARING MASKS, AND FOR THE MOST PART, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE TRIES TO DISTANCE PRETTY WELL. HADAS: I ASKED UNIVERSAL WHE
Like so many others, Chris Gent and his family have not had an easy 2020.“Within our family, we ve had job loss, we ve had work furloughs,” Gent said. “As we were getting closer to the Christmas holiday, we were starting to see more and more the things that we normally do as a family were not available because of COVID.”One thing hadn t changed: Gent’s neighbors in the Conway area still put up bright, beautiful light displays around their homes. Gent says he saw more decorations than in past years.“For some reason I think because more people are at home, I think more people were investing in decorations,” Gent said.Seeing it gave Gent, an experienced website coder, an idea.“I said, well I can develop something in Google maps and actually create a path that people can follow,” Gent said.He named his creation the Conway Community Trail of Lights.Each tree on the map marks a home that s dolled up with displays showing Santa, reindeer and messages of cheer and hope