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Ron DeSantis: “The law requires for reportable illness that if someone…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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7/15/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Holds Press Conference Regarding COVID-19

Published | Video Starts at 15:16

Do you still have confidence in Dr. Ripkey? Oh, yeah, no, of course. And first of all, with the lab results, just understand what happens. The law requires for reportable illness that if someone tests positive, it's reported. That's kind of the underlying law. We then said I think in one of my executive orders report the negatives, too. And that's how we look to see percent positive and try to evaluate and. (15:16–15:23)

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Asserts that the law mandates reporting of positive test results for reportable illnesses.

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