Trump White House’s last warning to Florida: Promote masks, consider closures as COVID-19 variant spreads

Crowds at Universal Orlando Resort’s CityWalk shopping and entertainment district in Orlando, Fla., Monday, January 25, 2021. The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report shows the number of deaths related to the pandemic climbed 14 percent but with new infections falling – further evidence that the holiday surge may have reached its peak. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)