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Ron DeSantis: “We have four more [Covid-only nursing facilities] pending…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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7/23/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Holds Press Conference in Melbourne

Published | Video Starts at 06:05

So we saw a need to develop these Covid only nursing facilities. And so we now have 21 operating throughout the state that are Covid exclusive. We have four more [Covid-only nursing facilities] pending will likely be online by the end of the month and that'll be a total of 1700 beds. And so if you do identify a positive case in a nursing home, but that patient doesn't require hospitalization, you have a safe place where they can be isolated. (06:05–06:13)

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Asserts that four more COVID-only nursing facilities are pending and will likely be online by the end of the month, totaling 1700 beds.

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