Florida to activate National Guard to help with virus tests

The areas around the track and grandstands are virtually empty during the opening day of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Friday, March 13, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A Grand Prix staff member carries away the non alcoholic sparkling wine that would have been used for the Road to Indy series celebration after the news that the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, March 13, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The IndyCar Series season opener was one of the last holdouts. Note: Due to the sound age of the majority of the drivers in that series, the bubbly is non alcoholic. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

FILE-In this Friday, July 6, 2018 file photo, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, right, and Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez, center, meet and greet residents of Liberty City, in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. Mayor Suarez has tested positive for the new coronavirus after meeting with a Brazilian senior official who was also in close proximity to President Donald Trump, said Suarez in a Friday, March 13, 2020, statement. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions at a news conference at an emergency management warehouse about the spread of the coronavirus, Friday March 13, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference at an emergency management warehouse alongside props of testing kits about the spread of the coronavirus, Friday March 13, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. ((AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

The grandstands are empty overlooking pit lane at the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Fla., Friday, March 13, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Fla. NASCAR and IndyCar have postponed their weekend schedules at Atlanta Motor Speedway and St. Petersburg, Florida, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)/Tampa Bay Times via AP)