(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Texas, USA announced a gradual "restart" of the economy
China News Agency, Houston, April 17 (Reporter Zeng Jingning) The governor of Texas in the United States released the list of the first batch of enterprises and institutions in the state to resume operations on April 17. He said that the state will gradually resume economic operation.
The governor of Texas, Greg Abbot, announced the executive order at a news conference held in Austin, the state ’s capital, on the same day. The units that resumed operations include hospitals, retail stores and US National Parks.
From April 22, the restrictions on some medical procedures and testing will be lifted; from April 24, the retail industry in the state will be able to resume work, stores can be delivered to the door, and customers can pick up the goods on the roadside; from April 20, located in The U.S. national park in the state will be reopened. Visitors must maintain a 6-foot social distance and wear masks. The assembly of more than 5 people is prohibited in the park.
In addition, Abbott pointed out that schools, including all higher education institutions, are closed until the end of the school year. If necessary, allow teachers to enter the classroom.
On the 16th, US President Trump issued the latest epidemic prevention and control guidance to "restart" the US economy as soon as possible. Trump said that the latest epidemic data "put us in a very favorable situation", "some states will be released earlier than others."
On the 17th, Abbot said, "The worst period of the Texas New Crown epidemic may soon pass," "We have proven that we can control the New Crown Virus."
He said that the state will set up a special working group composed of medical and economic experts. Under the premise of being able to control the new crown epidemic, the working group will give instructions on the further resumption of work and production plan on April 27. Abbott pointed out that the resumption of work in Texas must be carried out in stages, not all enterprises can resume operations at the same time. The state issued a statewide "Home Order" on April 2.
According to data from the Texas Department of Health, Texas has a population of 29 million. As of 3:00 p.m. EST on April 17, Texas has conducted a total of about 169,000 new crest virus nucleic acid tests, with more than 17,300 confirmed cases and 428 cases There were an estimated 4,190 cases of death.
According to data from the Institute of Health Measurement and Evaluation at the University of Washington, Texas' demand for medical resources to prevent and treat new coronaviruses will peak on April 29.
According to another report, New York State Governor Como said that over the past month, more than 500,000 people in New York State have been tested for new coronavirus. California has a total population of 40 million, and Governor Newson plans to conduct 25,000 tests a day by the end of April.
In fact, some local officials in Texas said they have been worried about the lack of detection of the new coronavirus. However, the state ’s economy has been hit, prompting some business leaders to urge the governor to restore the economy.
At present, the state's economy has not only been affected by the new crown epidemic, but as a major oil town, it has also been hit by a plunge in oil prices. Since January this year, oil prices have fallen from around US $ 60 per barrel to below US $ 20 per barrel. According to Austin Media ’s kxan television, in the past month, Texas has more than 1 million applicants for unemployment benefits, accounting for 7.2% of the state ’s total workforce. (Finish)