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Record & Observer REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: AUG. 24-27 JACKSONVILLE
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SUPER Record & Observer INSIGHT Record & Observer Health leaders say they will be prepared
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Masks, social distancing urged to protect against a surge of COVID-19. BY KATIE GARWOOD & MIKE MENDENHALL
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hen Mike Weinstein led the Jacksonville Host Committee for Super Bowl XXXIX from 2000 to 2005, he faced securing the event facilities, hotel capacity and transportation resources and drafting security protocols to support 100,000-plus people descending on Northeast Florida. Weinstein said in an interview June 22 that challenges will be similar for the Jacksonville 2020 Host Committee planning the Aug. 24-27 Republican National Convention. The difference: His group of 10 to 15 staffers had
As the Republican National Convention approaches and as COVID-19 cases continue to increase, health professionals are hoping the RNC puts the proper precautions in place as they prepare facilities, especially at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, for the Aug. 24-27 event. So far, local GOP officials and Mayor Lenny Curry have said temperature checks will be taken at all arena points of entry, but have not said what other precautions will be used. Curry said during a June 22 virtual news conference those protocols, including whether face masks will be mandatory inside the arena, will be put in place based on the COVID-19 conditions locally at the time of the convention. Area health leaders want stricter guidelines to prevent a surge in COVID-19 cases. In the event that happens, they say they will be prepared. UF Health Jacksonville CEO Dr. Leon Haley Jr. was one of 32 members of the Jacksonville
SEE WEINSTEIN, PAGE 6
SEE HEALTH, PAGE 7
Mike Weinstein, who led the Jacksonville Host Committee for Super Bowl XXXIX, reflects on planning for the event and the challenges the Jacksonville 2020 Host Committee will face in preparing for the Republican National Convention.
BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
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