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"&lt;p&gt;Hurricane Isaias is heading toward the Florida coast, where officials say they were closing coronavirus testing centers and navigating safety measures for evacuation facilities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Officials in Miami have 20 evacuation centres on standby with social distancing in mind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hurricane Isaias over the Bahamas. (NOAA)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says the state was &amp;quot;fully prepared for this and any future storm during this hurricane season&amp;quot;, with stockpiles of personal protective equipment, generators, bottled water and meals ready to be distributed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The US National Hurricane Center in Miami says Isaias had maximum sustained winds of 137km/h Saturday morning (local time) and some strengthening was possible later in the day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.9news.com.au/wild-weather/world-news-hurricane-isaias-lashes-bahamas-while-florida-battens-down/4d5a6602-b071-412c-a78d-5b58623fc939&quot; title=&quot;Read the full story here&quot; target rel&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the full story here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"
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