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A DIFFENT REALITY AS THE STATE

IS TRYING TO BALANCE ECONOMIC

LIVELIHOOD AND RECORD-BREAKING

NUMBERS.

IN THE MIDST OF A STAGGERING

SURGE OF COVID CASES IN FLORIDA,

75,000 IN JUST OVER A WEEK,

MIAMI MAYOR SUAREZ HANDS OUT

MASKS.

>> THERE’S SOME INDICATIONS THAT

THE MASK IN PUBLIC RULE IS

WORKING.

THE SLOPE OF NEW CASES HAS

ACTUALLY DECREASED.

>> Reporter: IF THERE’S

PROGRESS, IT’S NOT REFLECTED IN

MIAMI DADE’S HOSPITAL SYSTEM,

WHICH NOW SHOWS ICU BED CAPACITY

AT 97%.

WITH TESTING LINES ALSO STARTING

TO BREAK AT THE SEAMS, SENDING

FAMILIES TO THE ER FOR COVID

TESTS.

>> I HAD AT LEAST -- AT LEAST 12

FAMILIES COMING SAYING I WENT TO

THE TESTING SITE ABOUT THE LINE

WAS TOO LONG.

>> Reporter: IN TEXAS, IT’S NOT

CLEAR THE GOVERNOR KNOWS WHERE

TO GO NEXT AFTER THE LONE STAR

STATE TOPPED 10,000 CASES AGAIN.

THE THREAT OF A LOCKDOWN BACK ON

THE TABLE IF RESIDENTS CAN’T

FOLLOW A MASK MANDATE.

>> I MADE THIS TOUGH DECISION

FOR ONE REASON.

IT WAS OUR LEFT BEST EFFORT TO

SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

IF WE DO NOT SLOW THE SPREAD OF

COVID-19, THE NEXT STEP WOULD

HAVE TO BE A LOCKDOWN.

>> Reporter: URGENCY ACROSS THE

COUNTRY THIS MORNING, WITH A

DAILY RECORD OF 70,000 CASES

HARDLY THE ONLY RED FLAG.

ARIZONA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND

TEXAS HAVE ALL SEEN THEIR DEATH

TOLLS JUMP BY MORE THAN 100% IN

FOUR WEEKS.

IN CALIFORNIA, HALF THE STATE’S

COUNTIES ARE NOW ON A

CORONAVIRUS WATCH LIST.

>> THE UNITED STATES IS IN THE

MIDDLE RIGHT NOW EVEN AS WE

SPEAK IN A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST COVID

PEAK SHUT ONE OF AMERICA’S

PLAYGROUNDS, DISNEY WORLD.

NOW FOUR WEEKS LATER THEY’RE

TRYING TO MAKE A COMEBACK WITH

TEMPERATURE CHECKS, SOCIAL

DISTANCING, AND ENHANCED

CLEANING.

>> WE’VE GOT MANY NEW HEALTH AND

SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE IN

COORDINATION WITH GOVERNMENT AND

LOCAL AUTHORITIES, AND WE’VE GOT

AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF CAST TO

HELP OUR GUESTS NAVIGATE THEM.

>> LOTS OF PPE.

>> Reporter: FOR SHERYL EVANS

AND THEIR FAMILY, THEY’RE BRING

THEIR OWN THERMOMETERS AND

PRECAUTIONS ALL THE WAY FROM

CALIFORNIA, BUT NOT PAUSING A

CHERISHED TRIP.

>> WE’VE DECIDED TO CONTINUE

LIVING OUR LIVES AND THAT WE

BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO THIS

SAFELY.

>> Reporter: HERE AT DISNEY

WORLD, IT IS A PHASED REOPENING

WITH THE MAGIC AND ANIMAL

KINGDOMS OPENING UP AT 9:00

EASTERN THIS MORNING.

THERE ARE ALSO A HALF DOZEN NBA

TEAMS NEARBY ON ESPN’S WIDE

WORLD OF SPORTS CAMPUS THAT

INCLUDES LeBRON AND THE LAKERS

EXPECTED LATER TODAY AS THE NBA