All Orange County residents are required to wear face masks beginning Saturday, June 20, until further notice. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced in a June 18 press conference that beginning Saturday, June 20, at 12:01 a.m., all Orange County and city of Orlando residents are required to wear face masks when outside and in public spaces, whether working, living or … [Read more...]
Medical City Residents Join Fight Against Coronavirus With Groundbreaking Sample Technique
A pair of entrepreneurs in Lake Nona hope to help level the rising tide of the COVID-19 test shortages by creating their own coronavirus test. As healthcare facilities across the nation scramble to negotiate the coronavirus testing bottleneck, a local laboratory, led by Medical City residents Rick Martin and Grant Weiss, introduced the most accessible and effective … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Gov. DeSantis Enacts FL Stay-at-Home Order for 30 Days
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just signed a 30-day stay-at-home mandate for the entire state of Florida. The order will go into effect Thursday at midnight. This order is intended for all residents to take a pause amid the coronavirus pandemic to prevent any further spreading of COVID-19. The decision ultimately came to be as Florida's cases near 7,000 with more than 80 dead. … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Virus Postpones 2020 Summer Olympics
UPDATE AS OF MARCH 30, 2020: The rescheduled date for the opening ceremony has been announced for July 23, 2021. This means the closing ceremony will take place on August 8. The Paralympics have been rescheduled to take place from August 24 through September 5. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the 2020 Summer Olympics will now be postponed until … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Stay-At-Home Order Issued for Orange County
On Tuesday, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings issued all Orange County residents to stay at home. This order will take effect on Thursday, March 26 at 11 p.m. and remain active for two weeks, concluding on April 9 at 11 p.m., unless otherwise stated. The stay-at-home order “excludes any essential business or entity providing essential services such as health care, food … [Read more...]