The decision of whether or not to enact local shelter-in-place orders is taking center stage across parts of Southwest Florida, as leaders work to combat the coronavirus.
Jessica Alpern is following the developments from Lee to Collier County.
Stay-at-home order on the agenda at emergency Collier County meeting
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DEVELOPMENTS FROM LEE TO COLLIERCOUNTY, SHE JOINS US WITH THELATEST.LEE COUNTY HELD A JOINT NEWSCONFERENCE JUST HOURS AGO..INCLUDING DEPUTIES AND COUNTYCOMMISSIONERTHEY’RE REMINDING YOU THATTHEY’LL USE THIS WEEKEND TOGAUGE WHETHER OR NOTSHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER ISNEEDED.MEANWHILE IN COLLIER COUNTY...AN EMERGENCY MEETING ISSCHEDULED FOR THIS AFTERNOON TODISCUSS THE SAME.COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, EMERGENSERVICES AND EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT WILL DISCUSS UPDATESON COVID-19.THEY PLAN TO CONSIDER AMANDATORY STAY-AT-HOME ORDER FORRESIDENTS THAT WOULD CLOSE ALLNON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES.THE EMERGENCY MEETING COMES ALAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS PEOPLEAREN’T FOLLOWING CURRENT RULESIN PLACE.NAPLES POLICE SAY THAT OVER ATWO-HOUR PERIOD WEDNESDAY..MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE TRIED TOACCESS CITY BEACHES FORSUNSET... DESPITE THE FACT THTHEY ARE CLOSED TO PREVENT THESPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.IN MARCO ISLAND, THEY’VE BANNEDVISITORS TO HELP PROTECT PEOPLEWHO LIVE THERE.<< sot