The country’s top leaders are ignoring and walking away from its older residents while trying “to convince us a life or death problem we are coping with each day is just not there,” LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan said as she announced the launching of a campaign to urge lawmakers to provide a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package for older adults and caregivers.

There is no detail from the state on how the tests will be distributed and what kinds of tests will be available.

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The decision to end the calls comes as the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Florida increases.