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Ron DeSantis: “We have already sent additional health care personnel down…”

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

Published July 15, 2020 | Video Starts at 02:17

And my view is we'll all work together. The state is going to continue to support the county as best we can. We have already sent additional health care personnel down to Miami Dade County. A lot of those hospital systems, they have capacity to do a lot more if they need to. In terms of having bed space. (02:17–02:23)

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