I have been asking for over three weeks for him to declare an emergency. I have been talking to parents and to teachers and to hospitals and to nurses and doctors. They are terrified of what is happening out here.
Nikki Fried: “I have been asking for over three weeks for him to declare an emergency. I have been talking to parents and to teachers…”
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Nikki Fried expresses concern over the COVID situation in Florida and criticizes Governor DeSantis for not declaring an emergency.
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