Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has downplayed the coronavirus' spread in his state, said he was unaware of local health officials' request and doubted it was true.
“We have a lot of stuff that we stockpiled over the last year and a half through the Department of Emergency Management,” he added, referring to the state’s Division of Emergency Management.
“The Department routinely works with the federal government to ensure adequate resources are available and ready to be distributed at all times, as done with this recent request,” DOH spokesperson Weesam Khoury told HuffPost.COVID-19 cases have been rising across the country in recent weeks, though Florida has become a particular hotbed for infections.
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