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Virus Cases Are Soaring in Texas. But Closing Down Again Is a ‘Last Option.’
Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of the country’s largest Republican-controlled state, is facing increasing pressure over his decision to open the economy.
Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of the country’s largest Republican-controlled state, is facing increasing pressure over his decision to open the economy.
www.nytimes.com
Mr. Abbott, the governor of the country’s largest Republican-controlled state, reopened Texas in May,
eager to be part of President Trump’s push to restart the economy sooner rather than later. But the reopening has backfired, creating the makings of a political and public health disaster that is putting the lives of Texans at risk, adding ammunition to Mr. Abbott’s long-running war with the Democrats who run the state’s biggest cities and drawing unusually sharp criticism from fellow Republicans.
In the past week, the state has seen upwards of 6,000 new cases every day and hospitals are reaching capacity.
www.bbc.com
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring face coverings as the coronavirus crisis intensified in the state and new infections in the U.S. passed 50,000 for the first time.
www.wsj.com