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State school officials said public schools would remain closed until April 15, and announced the suspension of mass campus gatherings, including sports events.
Read More »Florida Schools Will Stay Closed Through April 15 Because Of Coronavirus
Bars Ordered To Close, Universities To Continue Online Classes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday took far-reaching actions to combat the coronavirus as he ordered bars and nightclubs to close for the next month and as state universities moved to hold online classes for the rest of the spring.
Read More »DeSantis: Four University Of Florida Students Test Positive For Coronavirus; Bars Suspended
He intends to recommend to the state's Board of Governors to instruct university presidents to hold online classes only for the remainder of the spring semester.
Read More »LIVE: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 Press Briefings
Moving forward, Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold two press conferences daily to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak in Florida and measures being taken to prevent further spreading of the virus.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Holds Emergency Meeting To Discuss COVID-19
All places of public assembly, whether indoor and outdoor, are limited to no more than 50 people, or 50 percent of the meeting place’s occupancy load, whichever is less, City Manager Lee Feldman said at a special City Commission meeting.
Read More »Public Mistakenly Kept From Courtrooms As COVID-19 Precautions Set In At Courthouse
It remains unclear who gave the order to only allow defendants and litigators into the courtrooms, though a sign posted on the door of each one declared it was “for public safety reasons.”
Read More »Gainesville Coffee Shop Owners Take Precautions Against Coronavirus
As major businesses close throughout the country, local coffee shops in Gainesville are taking varying levels of precautions against the spread of germs and bacteria.
Read More »‘The Airplane Is Flying While Being Built’: How Those On UF’s Campus Are Adapting To Coronavirus Restrictions
Reporters set out to gather reactions to the unfolding situation from more than a dozen of those still finishing up in-person work and class meetings on Thursday.
Read More »Attendance For UF Law Event About Hate Speech Sparse As Classes Move Online
Attendance was evenly divided between live and online viewers at a speech hosted Thursday by the Federalist Society at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Read More »UF Classes To Be Online Only Through End Of March
Joining an increasing number of schools nationwide reacting to the coronavirus outbreak, the University of Florida on Wednesday urged its student body to return home to their families for two weeks, and said all of its classes would remain online until at least March 30.
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