{"id":46258,"date":"2020-04-02T11:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=46258"},"modified":"2020-04-02T11:05:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:05:33","slug":"anyone-caught-violating-this-new-executive-order-could-face-a-500-fine-or-up-to-60-days-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2020\/04\/anyone-caught-violating-this-new-executive-order-could-face-a-500-fine-or-up-to-60-days-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyone caught violating this new executive order could face a $500 fine or up to 60 days in jail."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Governor DeSantis\u2019 safer at home order prompted Lee County commissioners to hold an emergency meeting in downtown Fort Myers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aad84e23-b2d3-4551-999b-5726b0b5b775-count_commission-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46260\" width=\"304\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aad84e23-b2d3-4551-999b-5726b0b5b775-count_commission-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aad84e23-b2d3-4551-999b-5726b0b5b775-count_commission-1-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner Brian Hamman says governor DeSantis\u2019&#8217; safer at home order was inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the public was going to stop taking the stay at home idea seriously and if the businesses were going to stop taking it seriously, then that\u2019s when you kind of force the government to mandate something,\u201d said Brian Hamman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The order will be in place until April 30th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want anybody to be under the impression that today\u2019s executive order magically waved a wand a cured the disease we are in for a hard month, \u201d said Hamman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida&#8217;s cases of coronavirus now stand within some of the highest in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was an effort to do our part to try to slow the spread of the disease, to keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed and to do the very best we can to care for people who will ultimately get the disease,\u201d said Brian Hamman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new order, you will be allowed to get gas, groceries, take care of pets, and do some recreational activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ft Myers Councilman Kevin Anderson recently announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling on a cruise earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warns the community to take this seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTake all the proper precautions, follow the CDC guidelines, follow the social distancing. Don\u2019t put yourself or other people in harms way with this,\u201d said Councilman Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-purple-color\"><strong>Anyone caught violating this new executive order could face a $500 fine or up to 60 days in jail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow you know what the expectation is, you are your best protection and you are the one we are going to expect to make good decisions for yourself,\u201d said Brian Hamman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Starting Friday, April 3rd at 12:01 am all nonessential businesses will be forced to close.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor DeSantis\u2019 safer at home order prompted Lee County commissioners to hold an emergency meeting in downtown Fort Myers. 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