Florida Asks for Hundreds More Ventilators as COVID-19 Cases Spiral, Says Report
Source: daily beast
Aug. 10, 2021 8:57AM ET
Reuters/Callaghan O'Hare
While Gov. Ron DeSantis carries on with his tough-guy act of telling President Joe Biden to keep out of Floridas worsening coronavirus crisis, the state has reportedly asked the federal government for urgent help. According to Local10, Floridas Department of Health and Human Services asked the federal government for 300 ventilators on Friday as it dealt with a record-breaking surge of new coronavirus cases. A document seen by the network said more machineswhich are expected to be delivered this weekwere needed to replace expended state stores. Figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that 56,633 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past two days, but Floridas health department disputed those figures and gave its own, much-lower total.
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BREAKING: Broward County will require masks in schools in defiance of DeSantis' attempts to block Florida schools from imposing mandates.
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Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)Tough guy act and now he needs help from Biden.
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)rickford66
(5,528 posts)We all remember how TLG treated Blue States.
BumRushDaShow
(129,376 posts)I.e., how far can they go before people finally turn off the ballgame or the latest episode of whatever is popular on Netflix, and pays attention.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,489 posts)TomCADem
(17,390 posts)Hasnt DeSantis cancelled the request? He has been saying that his office was unaware of the request and opposes any intervention by the federal government.
riversedge
(70,285 posts)U.S. government sends hundreds of ventilators to Florida as Covid surge continues
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/u-s-government-sends-hundreds-ventilators-florida-covid-surge-continues-n1276515?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_np
As of Tuesday, 14,787 people were hospitalized, 145 percent more than during the states previous peak in July 2020, a state hospital group said.
Aug. 10, 2021, 5:24 PM CDT
By Shannon Pettypiece
WASHINGTON The federal government has sent hundreds of ventilators and other equipment to Florida this week to help the state respond to a record-breaking number of Covid hospitalizations.
The devices came from the federal governments Strategic National Stockpile and included 200 ventilators and 100 smaller breathing devices and related supplies, according to an HHS official.
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Evolve Dammit
(16,760 posts)cos dem
(903 posts)I'm sure he's got a bunch squirreled away, and he'd sell them to you for a generous markup.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)TOLD FEDERAL GOV. TO STAY OUT OF HIS MESS ! PUT THIS FUCKER IN JAIL !!
IronLionZion
(45,514 posts)and no requiring proof of vaccine because that would be socialism.
Hiawatha Pete
(1,800 posts)bahboo
(16,351 posts)I would make that sniveling little fascist wannabe grovel in the mud for them....
groundloop
(11,521 posts)orangecrush
(19,611 posts)People fleeing from Florida en masse when this thing gets into full swing by October.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)people are stuck between a rock & hard spot in floriduh ! feel sorry for them & then again I don't ! now ronny death want's federal help ! IF i was biden I'd say -" you step down & the U.S. people will help people florida out of this ! if not , you don't want to hear from us ! that simple ! there is nothing in the constitution that say's we have to unless it's a declaration of emergency!!
roamer65
(36,747 posts)orangecrush
(19,611 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)I can see it getting nasty if this gets much worse.
I wouldnt want Florida or Texas plates on my car up here in the next few months.
None of us have ever been through a pandemic like this one, especially the coming wave.
IronLionZion
(45,514 posts)Floridians will head north for the winter
obamanut2012
(26,111 posts)And live here with our families. We couldn't leave if we wanted to.
George II
(67,782 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,169 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,795 posts)I like that.
MissMillie
(38,574 posts)"Good trade."
So, Governor DeathSentence... what's more important--the health and safety of the people of FL, or your political career?
BlueWavePsych
(2,640 posts)TomCADem
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from the federal government who he said he wanted to leave Florida alone to help with the pandemic that DeSantis is bragging he has under control?