State Developing Coronavirus Contingency Plan for the Villages

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that state emergency managers are developing a contingency plan for Sumter County's massive The Villages retirement community, reports WUSF News . Lake and Sumter counties have had positive tests for coronavirus, and The Villages' aging population makes the community particularly vulnerable. The governor said the state, The Villages, and the University of Florida (UF) have partnered on a program to expand available testing for the virus. DeSantis envisions drive-thru testing will slightly differ from the setup in Broward County. "With the Broward thing, people kind of drive up their car, you do it," he said at a Wednesday press conference. "In The Villages, they're going to be driving up in their golf carts a popular mode of travel throughout this massive, master-planned community and they're going to be getting swabbed." A UF Health spokesperson said in-house testing at their medical centers, including those in Lake and Sumter counties, will accelerate coronavirus screening.