Florida News – Highlights from around the state – March 27th
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the some of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.
- The Florida Department of Revenue has extended the property tax payment deadline for all properties in all counties without penalty to April 15th from March 31st.
- Florida’s Surgeon General, Scott Rivkees has issued a public health advisory to Florida’s seniors – those 65 and older - to stay at home. Governor DeSantis backs the advisory and is asking for full compliance.
- According to FlightAware data 66% of previously scheduled flights to Florida from JFK and LaGuardia have occurred this week despite New York’s mandated stay-at-home order. Governor DeSantis has stated it’s likely that at least one passenger on every flight to our state has the virus. The National Guard has been deployed to screen incoming passengers at all South Florida airports.
- Brightline has temporarily suspended service due to the coronavirus and confirmed they’ve laid off 250 of their 300 employees this week. They said they intend to rehire most of those employees once service resumes.
- Dr. Alex Hsu who treated multiple patients with COVID-19 at the Northwest Medical Center in Broward has died. He’s the first physician in our state to die from the virus.