Demings, Dyer oppose idea of travel restrictions in Florida
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Updated: 10:41 PM EST Feb 11, 2021
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Updated: 10:41 PM EST Feb 11, 2021
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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 MORE THAN TWICE THE STATE THAT HAS SECOND-MOST, CALIFORNIA. STILL, BOTH ORLANDO AND ORANGE COUNTIES’ MAYORS OPPOSE THE IDEA. >> WE’RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND TAKING THE RIGHT PRECAUTIONS HERE AND PEOPLE CAN MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICE ABOUT WHETHER THEY’RE GOING TO TRAVEL. HADA THE REGION’S TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX COLLECTIONS ON HOTEL ROOMS REACHED JUST OVER $10.5 MILLION FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, THAT’S DOWN 59% FROM LAST YEAR. AT THE COUNTY’S CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, THE GREATER ORLANDO AVIATION AUTHORTIY’S CEO CLAIMED TESTS FOR DOMESTIC TRAVEL COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON OTHER TESTS LOCALLY. >> THAT HAS TO AFFECT THE EFFICACY AND AVAILABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY TESTING THAT’S ALREADY PROVEN VERY EFFECTIV