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US authorities said that Florida public health emergency due to Hurricane Milton, which is moving with sustained winds of up to 260 kilometers per hour and is expected to make landfall soon.

US Secretary of Health Xavier Becerraindicated that this would allow additional assistance to be delivered to respond to the hurricane and have the necessary resources available for emergency operations. The measure comes shortly after President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who offered “new resources.”

“We will do everything in our power to help Florida authorities. “This will be a response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton,” he said, before declaring that “they will work at the federal and local level to provide appropriate medical care.”

For its part, the administration’s Center for Strategic Anticipation and Response (ASPR) sent hundreds of troops and medical equipment. They include disaster management experts, coordinators and researchers.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out notices to the public to ensure their safetyaccording to a statement that outlines penalties and fines for those who violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

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The hurricane is located approximately 650 kilometers from Tampa.in the southwest of the country and increased its speed slightly as it moved north. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the hurricane’s center will cross the Gulf of Mexico throughout the day before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday evening, where it is “extremely dangerous.”

(Europe Press)