***STOP GOVERNOR DESANTIS FROM PREMATURELY OPENING FLORIDA***

Remaining Closed Protects Our Health As Well As The Economy

We Must Remain Closed Until We Have Reliable Immunity Antibody Tests & A Widely Available, Consistently Effective Treatment and Vaccine.

If Restrictions Are Lifted Too Soon, This Could Happen - FoxNews.com

1. Testing Must Be In Place

We need widespread COVID-19 testing plus SARS-CoV-2 immunity antibody testing in order to allow any of our precious citizens to return to work, gather, use community facilities and more, for the following reasons:

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is extremely stealthy, only a specific type of test can determine if a person is "clear" or infected.

Temperature checks cannot determine whether or not a person has the virus (many are asymptomatic, have no fever, or continue to shed pathogenic (contagious) virus for weeks after recovery.

Questionnaires &/or "health screenings" cannot determine if a person is contagious or whether or not the have the virus.

The only completely reliable diagnostic tool for COVID-19 so far has been chest X-rays/CT-Scans. These are unreasonable for use outside the hospital environment.

The virus lives on surfaces and in the air for extended periods of time. We know nothing about this novel coronavirus strain. Guesses were made based on other coronavirus research but it has proven inadequate. Environments and surfaces must be thoroughly disinfected which requires time, human resources, and chemicals all in extremely short supply at this time.

Immunity Antibody Tests Need To Be In Place Before The Economy Reopens - NBC News.com

We Need An Army Of Coronavirus Testers - STAT News

Experts Predict A Second Wave of Cases - USA Today.com

2. Opening The State/Relaxing Restrictions Too Soon Has Well-Known Consequences, Such As Happened With The 1918 Spanish Flu:

In 1918, during the Spanish Flu, many city and state leaders were pressured into lifting quarantines early or made these decisions out of (medical) ignorance. Despite many cities being able to initially contain the influenza virus via social distancing and quarantines, once these were lifted or even just relaxed, the "Second Wave" of the Spanish Flu came roaring back with a vengeance, far more deadly and destructive than the first. We must heed this lesson!

Second Wave of 1918 Spanish Flu Far More Deadly Than The First - Live Science.com

3. The Virus Is Here To Stay. ALL Businesses Need To Change Their Procedures & Adopt Virtual Processes & No-Contact Outside Pickup/Delivery.

Leading Retailers, Businesses, Employers (Large & Small) Should:

Close Their Stores To The Public.

Offer No-Contact Outside Pickup & Home Delivery Options

Adopt virtual processes when/wherever possible.

Convert positions to work-at-home.remotely wherever possible.

Keep on-site staff to a minimum, ensuring they have proper PPE & disinfecting supplies, are following social distancing, and properly washing their hands.

Use immunity antibody testing, reliable COVID-19 diagnostic testing, contact tracing, and all other available tools to ensure their workforce & workplace remain free of the virus.

Receive and share with all employees proper CDC remediation & disinfection training and procedures to properly clean, disinfect, and maintain the work environment, its contents, inventory, supplies, and themselves/fellow staff.

Train all employees (staff, management, independent contractors, owners, suppliers, logistics/delivery personnel, and anyone who enters the premises, contributes supplies, or has contact with employees) in proper infection control, wearing of PPE, and disinfecting procedures.

This protects employees, customers, and the community, as well as the economy.

Employers Should Lead The Way On Virus Testing & New Safety Measures - STAT News.com

4. The Local, State, & Federal Government, Leading Businesses, Corporate Strategists, and The Other Numerous Agencies, Departments, Funds, & Resources Throughout America Need To Assist Businesses with Converting To The "Post Virus Paradigm".

Stimulus & Aid Funds need to go hand-in-hand with instruction on how to convert to no-contact sales, services, and procedures.

Incentives need to be given to businesses to make these changes

Discounts, rebates, tax breaks, and other assistance should be given to businesses to purchase equipment needed to adapt.

Training and instructional resources for a list of necessary changes and how to implement them should be made available online and with additional "real person" assistance just like tech support.

The State and Local Government should hire some of the millions of people now unemployed to train, instruct, lead, and offer tech support in the very necessary and wise renovation/rebuilding of our local, regional, national businesses and economy.

How H-E-B Successfully Prepared For The Pandemic - Texas Monthly Online

5. The push to reopen Florida is economically motivated. However, there will be too few left to stimulate, support, or contribute to any economy if the virus spreads, more people get sick, the healthcare system is overrun, and the death toll rises.



The SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 it causes are now permanent fixtures in our global environment.

We must properly, adequately, and wisely ADAPT to save our lives.

If we properly adapt, we will save both our lives and the economy.

60 People Had Choir Practice - Now Dozens Are Infected & 2 Are Dead - LA Times.com

**** Contact Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as well as your State Representatives, and your local Mayor or County Commission and demand that State of Florida remain closed until we have all of the above in place ****

Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida:

Phone: 850-717-9337

Email: GovernorRon.DeSantis@eog.myflorida.com

Twitter @GovRonDeSantis