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Ron DeSantis: “We're getting these rapid tests for free. Federal government…”

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10/6/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Holds COVID-19 Press Conference in The Villages

Published October 6, 2020 | Video Starts at 09:53

I mean, these PCR tests cost $100 a pop. Granted, we do get some reimbursement. We can apply, we can use CARES act dollars for it. But We're getting these rapid tests for free. Federal government has given it to us for free. So basically the cost of the state is whatever it takes to administer the sites and then you're able to go from there. So there'll be 60,000 there. (09:53–09:58)

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Asserts that the federal government is providing rapid tests to Florida for free.

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“We have over 4000 total long term care facilities [in Florida].”
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“We are sending these tests to the remaining roughly 3,200 long term care facilities.”
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“In Manatee county, you had a guy that requested a ballot for a dead maybe it was a spouse or someone in his family and they caught him.”
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“None of These tests are 100%. It's just the reality, none of it's foolproof.”
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