Coronavirus in Florida

By Tampa Bay Times

The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been confirmed in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times is sharing the facts behind the spread of the virus, including what you should do to prepare, infor... more

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Coronavirus in Florida episodes:

August 13, 2020 Your Scrapbook: Readers share tales of pandemic life
Times’ readers take over this episode to share how five months of quarantine have changed life in Tampa Bay in both extraordinary and very ordinary ways. Share your own stories with us at [email protected], and we’ll add them to our Scrapbook.
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19min
August 06, 2020 Can Florida’s theme parks survive a pandemic?
Die-hard fans have returned to Florida’s theme parks, but coronavirus has dealt a crushing blow to this pillar of our state’s economy. Reporter Sharon Wynne takes us inside Disney, Universal and Busch Gardens’ plans to survive the pandemic.
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11min
July 30, 2020 How will schools protect kids from coronavirus?
It’s back-to-school time already! Teachers in Pinellas County and statewide are trying to block in-person classes. Plus, Times education reporters share what’s known and what questions remain about how Tampa Bay schools plan to keep kids safe this fall.
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27min
July 23, 2020 No symptoms? Consider holding off on a coronavirus test
Laboratories are struggling to keep pace as demand for coronavirus testing grows. Reporter Margo Snipe shares a first-hand look at getting tested, while a Tampa Bay lab director explains testing lingo and might make you reconsider taking that test.
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22min
July 16, 2020 How homeless shelters cope with COVID-19
Shelter-in-place means staying home for most of us, but what if you don’t have a home? Host Austin Fast visits two Pinellas County homeless shelters to see how they’re fighting homelessness amidst the pandemic.
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17min
July 09, 2020 Our evolving knowledge of COVID-19
Exactly four months ago, we launched Coronavirus in Florida. What do we now know about COVID-19’s symptoms, transmission and long-term effects that we didn’t know in March? Reporter Allison Ross interviews experts to see what's changed.
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13min
July 02, 2020 Mythbusters: COVID-19 edition
Florida’s making national headlines as spikes in COVID-19 cases broke records almost every day last week. Are protests to blame? Does more testing equal more cases? We spoke with epidemiologists to bust the myths around Florida’s recent coronavirus surge.
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14min
June 25, 2020 Tampa Bay celebrates LGBTQ Pride without parades
Everything is canceled in 2020, including LGBTQ Pride parades. St. Petersburg Pride is Florida’s largest, with 260,000 attendees throughout the weekend in 2019. Here’s how parade organizers and business owners are showing pride from a safe social distance.
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10min
June 05, 2020 Tampa Bay restaurants brace for an uncertain summer
On the latest episode of the podcast, host Allison Graves talks with Tampa Bay Times food critic Helen Freund about the current state of the restaurant industry in Tampa Bay — one month after reopening.
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11min
May 26, 2020 Life during a pandemic
Five Tampa Bay Times writers tell us their stories of life in quarantine.

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FAQs about Coronavirus in Florida:

How many episodes does Coronavirus in Florida have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.