Florida boosts coronavirus testing for long-term care workers

Facilities that don’t comply with the emergency rules could have their licenses revoked or suspended and face administrative fines.

Florida farm workers call Gov. DeSantis' remarks 'shameful'

The Republican governor told reporters on Tuesday that migrant workers and Hispanic construction workers have been testing positive for COVID-19, in part, because of cramped living and working conditions.

100 positive cases of COVID-19 reported at Central Florida jail

The jail said that 85 inmates and six employees are confirmed to have the virus. The identity of the other positive cases has not yet been confirmed.

City of Melbourne will pay bills of struggling residents with federal funding

Right now, nearly 2 million Floridians are unemployed -- furloughed or laid off -- as the coronavirus crisis has crippled major industries of all types.

'An extraordinarily dangerous move’: Tulsa officials, health experts urge Trump to reconsider rally

Amid renewed fears of an overwhelming coronavirus resurgence, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters June 20 in Tulsa for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the novel coronavirus, despite warnings from medical experts and local officials. 

Attendees of President Trump’s Tulsa rally must agree to a coronavirus liability waiver

The sign-up page for guests to register for tickets for President Donald Trump’s rally next week in Tulsa, Oklahoma contains a disclaimer stating attendees “voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19” and agree to not hold Trump’s campaign, the venue or any affiliates liable for any illness or injury.

Computer simulation from Japanese university shows how easily COVID-19 can spread in an office

Japan’s public broadcasting organization NHK released a video from RIKEN, Japan’s largest scientific research institute, which utilized a supercomputer’s predictive algorithm to demonstrate particulate patterns associated with airborne illnesses like the coronavirus. 

Younger Floridians testing positive for COVID-19 at higher rate, officials worried about spike

At least some of the increase reflects expanded testing especially among people who are younger and without symptoms. But the rate of positive tests also has been ticking upward in recent days, raising alarm.