He continues to say Florida is handling the pandemic way better than Democratic-run states like New York, California and Illinois. With many people skeptical of his statements, the News4Jax Trust Index team looked into his claims. Claim No 1: Lockdowns don’t work“Florida, we’ve shown that these lockdowns don’t work,” the first-term Republican governor said. New York is higher, with 40 cases per 100,000, but California and Illinois are both lower, with 18 and 14 cases per 100,000 residents. 2: President Biden is going to quarantine Floridians or ban travel to and from the Sunshine State“We’re also not gonna let Joe Biden quarantine Florida or ban any travel for Florida,” DeSantis said Friday.