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‘You can have society function’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis resists rolling back reopening

By Cassidy Morrison
Published July 6, 2020 9:48pm ET
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‘You can have society function’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis resists rolling back reopening
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions at a news conference at an emergency management warehouse about the spread of the corona virus Friday March 13, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla. | (Steve Cannon/AP)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will not take steps to roll back statewide reopening measures as coronavirus cases surge.

“We have to have society function,” DeSantis said in a Monday press briefing at The Villages retirement community. “You can have society function in a way that keeps people safe.”

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