The coronavirus has closed businesses, furloughed some and laid off others.

Nationwide, 6.6 million people made initial unemployment claims last week. In Florida alone, more than 301,000 people have filed initial unemployment claims causing the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to see major backups.

The website Floridians were supposed to turn to for financial assistance wasn’t working, causing Governor Ron DeSantis to file an executive order to allocate additional support and resources to help Floridians get back to work.

Now, the state is responding with its latest solution for those filing, a new mobile-friendly site.

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