Universities may be canceling classes and extending midsemester breaks, but Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear that spring break was over for those partying in Florida.

Several viral videos of spring breakers flooding crowded beaches as the rest of the nation hunkers down into self-quarantines pushed DeSantis to close the beaches in the state. During a Thursday interview on Fox and Friends, DeSantis said Florida would not tolerate young partiers spreading the illness.

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