PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will not declare a state of emergency over the monkeypox outbreak even though there are more than 500 reported cases in Florida currently.
At a press conference on Aug. 3, the governor said that he does not believe issuing a public health emergency is necessary, nor does he think Floridians should fear the disease.
“Any of the politicians trying to scare you about this, do not listen to their nonsense,” he said.
“Anything we deal with from a public perspective, we are not doing fear. We are going to do facts.”
The governor said states that declare emergencies are going to eventually “abuse those emergency power to restrict your freedom.”…