
Florida’s governor has declared a state of emergency for counties on the Atlantic coast with Hurricane Isaias bearing down on the region.
COVID-19 testing sites were closed as the hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour, lashes the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The National Hurricane Center said heavy rains may begin to affect south and east-central Florida late on Friday, and the eastern Carolinas by early next week, potentially causing flooding in low-lying and poorly drained areas.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told a n...