Christine Sexton

Though the symptoms-based policy has been in place for a month, hospitals routinely report that some nursing homes still require two negative tests.

Rivkees said details for the pilot program “will be coming as vaccines become available,” but he did not explain further.

“We estimate based on what we have seen, there will probably be over 400 facilities out of our 700 nursing homes that will receive those point of care devices.”

As of Thursday, 423 group-home residents and 385 staff members had COVID-19 infections, according to state reports.

The projected 14.3 percent increase is by far the largest in recent history.

“We’re spinning out here,” Jackson said. “She is the director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.

It wasn’t the first time that DeSantis, who is an attorney, has been mum on the issue of lawsuit protections.

The administration also announced that it would start providing the names of group homes where residents have tested positive for COVID-19.

“No one wants to see these numbers where they are or no one wants to see them go up,” Pence said during an appearance in Tampa.

“I think it’s just an oversight, and it’s been brought to the right people’s attention, and we are working with them to bring about some resolution.”

A number of education initiatives got vetoed Monday.

Surgeon General Scott Rivkees asked hospital officials to change how they were reporting available ICU beds in the state’s “Emergency Status System.

DeSantis urged people to wear masks. but repeated his opposition to imposing a statewide mandate.

The emergency rules came after an effort to test staff members and residents at all 3,803 long-term care facilities across the state.

“We are not shutting down. We are going to go forward.,” DeSantis said during a late afternoon news conference.

Meanwhile, two of the bills signed Tuesday by DeSantis are linked to the ongoing planning for three multi-use corridors.

“This is an evolving situation. Our first cases, they weren’t even called MIS-C at that time.” Rathore, who practices at Wolfson.

“If you see cases like that, make us aware at the Department of Health.”

Attempts to shield nursing homes have touched off political battles in Tallahassee during the past two decades.

Hospitals across the state have reported drops in the number of ER visits.