Florida’s governor celebrated his anti-mandate Covid laws. Now Omicron is here

Ron DeSantis struck a blow for freedom' with his lax measures, but those could allow the new variant to circulate faster

Barely one month ago, Florida's Republican governor Ron DeSantis was on a victory lap. The state's average rate of new Covid-19 infections was the lowest in the nation, and a lapdog legislature was about to sign into law his sweeping new coronavirus measures, including the outlawing of mask and vaccine mandates in pursuit of striking a blow for freedom".

There was no mention of the 61,500 Floridians who have lost their lives to the virus.