Coronavirus

On the turf of Florida State University’s athletic training facility, Governor Ron DeSantis held a discussion Tuesday with University President John Thrasher about the future of the coming football season.

Brick and mortar classes for Wakulla County Schools begin Thursday. The district is anticipating more parents will drive their students to and from school due to social distancing concerns on buses.

Pockets Pool and Pub in Tallahassee now has a suspended alcohol license. The state has cited Pockets for operating in violation of an executive order that suspended the sales of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at bars.

Getting ready for the possibility of a special legislative session to balance Florida’s budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and top House and Senate appropriations staff have called on state agencies to draw up ways to slice 8.5 percent from their current budgets to address “the expected shortfall” as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Florida schools reopen this month, district superintendents are calling on state officials to address two major challenges: the need for rapid testing for COVID-19 and a statewide plan to handle students and staff members who test positive.

Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare are partnering to operate a lab that can quickly process COVID-19 tests. The lab can process 1,000 tests per day and give results in 24 hours or less.

The general public can now receive rapid antibody tests at the Florida A & M University Covid-19 Test Site.

More people are using rentable electric scooters for essential activities according to data from scooter-sharing companies like Lime and Spin. The two-wheeled vehicles offer Floridians a way to stay physically distant from others amid a deadly pandemic.

Officials at Florida A&M University are moving forward with reopening the campus to returning students. Chief ethics and compliance officer Rica[REE-cuh] Calhoun explained the school’s approach during Thursday’s Board meeting.

A battle about the constitutionality of a Leon County ordinance that requires people to wear face masks to try to curb the spread of COVID-19 is headed to a state appeals court.