NEW: 2 coronavirus deaths reported in Florida, marking the first known fatalities from the virus outside of the West Coast of the U.S.
Florida health officials said late Friday two people have died from coronavirus in the Sunshine State., the Florida Department of Health said. The Centers for Disease Control has yet to confirm the virus testing done by state labs in these cases.
Another death was a"previously announced case" in Santa Rosa County, near Pensacola, that declined, officials said. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday the Santa Rosa County man was believed to be older than 70 with underlying health conditions. He had traveled internationally, he said. "He’s not in shape to fully answer all the questions," the governor said,"so there’s an investigation ongoing."1h ago / 3:15 AM UTCFacebook's head of ads and business products said Friday that the social media giant is banning ads and commerce listings for medical masks.masks or respirators for the general public.
Update: We’re banning ads and commerce listings selling medical face masks. We’re monitoring COVID19 closely and will make necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to exploit this public health emergency. We’ll start rolling out this change in the days ahead.
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