Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is coming under withering criticism after officials in Orlando were forced to ask locals to conserve water due to the surge in COVID patients.
Late Friday, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, with local officials at his side, urged residents to voluntarily restrict their water usage, stating, as WESH explained, "that many COVID-19 patients require liquid oxygen for their treatment, helping them breathe easier. OUC has used the same liquid oxygen to treat the water supply for years. The process is called ozonation. Liquid oxygen takes away the contaminants and the sulfur smell."
The mayor added, "It's another result of what happens when people don't get vaccinated, become critically ill and require medical treatment. If you haven't been vaccinated, now is the time."
Critics of the DeSantis were quick to point the finger at him for slow-walking efforts to get the resurgent COVID under control with executive orders prohibiting mask mandates and pushing alternative therapies instead of urging vaccinations -- and they let him know it on Twitter.
You can see some comments below:
DeSantis can\u2019t even supply water to his state! Orlando urges residents to conserve water because of surge in covid hospitalizations. Turns out a governor death-culting COVID has consequences.https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/20/covid-surge-orlando-water-conservation/\u00a0\u2026— Walter Shaub (@Walter Shaub) 1629553471
OMG\n\nOrlando, Florida is asking residents to reduce water consumption NOW, because hospitals need the liquid oxygen used in treating water for Covid patients instead.\n\nPeople may need to boil water\n\nRegeneRon DeSantis, great going! But at least the price of REGN went up amirite?— Lindy Li (@Lindy Li) 1629495479
Get vaccinated! Your governor is an idiot.— Toby (@Toby) 1629517571
How can DeSantis live with himself?— Michi Higgins (@Michi Higgins) 1629497387
Orlando is about a week away from needing to boil their water, in case you hear any right-wing stooges mewling again about all those apologies DeSantis deserveshttps://twitter.com/DavePuglisiTV/status/1428785401897050115\u00a0\u2026— shauna (@shauna) 1629492980
He\u2019s absolutely monstrous!— Kathleen M. Thompson (@Kathleen M. Thompson) 1629497135
Turn your state into a third world country to get votes. Sounds like a plan.— DurBob56 (@DurBob56) 1629499154
Tell me again how is it florideans have such faith in death DeSantis? They\u2019re running out of oxygen and they\u2019re running out of water.— Mary Kelly,RN CEN,CCRN. Charge Nurse (@Mary Kelly,RN CEN,CCRN. Charge Nurse) 1629508029
DeSantis is such a fuck up he had to invent new ways to hurt his constituents.https://twitter.com/DavePuglisiTV/status/1428785401897050115\u00a0\u2026— Greg (@Greg) 1629487401
Liquid oxygen is used to treat water making it safe for use. In Orlando, they are asking residents to limit water consumption, because so many people are hospitalized needing oxygen, they won't be able to treat both water and humans. Ron DeSantis has horribly failed Florida.— Kyla In The Burgh \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f (@Kyla In The Burgh \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f) 1629500725
DeSantis Abbott\n \nNot knowing how to manage waterhttps://twitter.com/davepuglisitv/status/1428785401897050115\u00a0\u2026— The Lincoln Project (@The Lincoln Project) 1629488945
Everything is going great and Ron DeSantis should definitely be a GOP presidential front runner because\u2026**checks notes**\u2026overwhelmed hospitals and\u2026**checks notes**\u2026boil water orders are the truest forms of patriotism.https://twitter.com/davepuglisitv/status/1428785401897050115\u00a0\u2026— Rex Huppke (@Rex Huppke) 1629489757
Right now Florida is having to reroute oxygen that cleans water to hospitals.\n\nPeople are being told to reduce consumption.\n\nThis is the first domino in infrastructure failure.\n\nAs the pressure on hospitals increases it effects other services.\n\nDeSantis should be removed.— Brienne of Snark\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Brienne of Snark\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1629550599
unemployment. Cities are rationing water because hospitals need the chemical that cleans water for the oxygen to treat patients. Emergency powers are temporary. DeSantis chose to force schools not to have masks when kids can't get vaccinated and kids are paying with their health.— SuperMassiveBLACKhole (@SuperMassiveBLACKhole) 1629550079
Don\u2019t DeSantis my drinking water.— Matt Dravecky (@Matt Dravecky) 1629488755
Could always send DeSantis a packet of dehydrated water....— peter23174 (@peter23174) 1629547393
