Disney World prepares to reopen as Florida posts daily surge

Florida confirmed its place as an emerging epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

Despite a rising number of coronavirus infections in Florida, one of the state’s most famous attractions is reopening its doors.

The Walt Disney World Resort theme park has been closed for nearly four months.

Strict new health measures will now be in place, but that has not stopped thousands of people from signing a petition calling for the park to hold off on reopening.

Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports.