Ports take precautions as coronavirus spreads to Florida

Passenger cruise lines are taking extra precautions to make sure passengers do not transmit the coronavirus into Florida, according to a briefing by port directors, including South Florida's, as two cases were confirmed in the Sunshine State. The briefing was coordinated by Florida Rep. Chip LaMarca, whose district includes Port Everglades, one of the three largest cruise ports in the world. “With 231,579 Florida jobs impacted by Port Everglades including 13,127 people who work for companies…