(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Texas announced the suspension of further "economic restart"
China News Agency, Houston, June 25. Texas Governor of the United States issued a statement on the 25th, saying that due to the recent increase in the number of new coronavirus positive cases and hospitalizations, the state will suspend further "economic restart" plans to maintain the current level of openness.
According to Houston media KHOU, Governor Abbot said on the same day that the suspension of further "economic restarts" was aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus while ensuring sufficient medical resources to respond to the new crown epidemic. Abbott said recently that Texas is facing a large-scale outbreak of the new crown epidemic.
Abbott said, "The last thing we want to do is to shut down the company again. The company can continue to operate at the current level of openness, but it should comply with the health standards and regulations set by health officials."
Abbott asked all Texasians to wear masks, wash their hands frequently, and maintain a social distance of 6 feet.
On June 3, Abbot announced that Texas' "economic restart" plan entered the third phase, allowing almost all businesses in the state to operate at 50% of the largest passenger traffic.
"Texas Tribune" said that although Governor Abbot announced the suspension of the further "economic restart" plan, it still means that Texas bars, restaurants, shopping malls, bowling alleys, etc. are allowed to continue to open under certain traffic restrictions.
According to the "Houston Chronicle", Abbott also announced on the same day that it requested hospitals in four districts of the state to postpone non-essential operations in order to provide medical resources for patients with new crowns. These four areas include Bell County where San Antonio is located, Dallas County, Harris County where Houston is located, and Travis County where Austin is located.
The Texas Medical Center website published a report on the 24th that showed that the intensive care unit occupancy rate of the Texas Medical Center in Houston reached 97% on that day. Based on the growth rate of the current number of inpatients, it is expected that the medical The system will be overloaded.
In addition, the media of KGNS in Laredo, Texas, said that the city's intensive care unit resources are in an emergency. Local health officials demanded that the Texas Department of Health transfer the new crown patients to hospitals in other cities as soon as possible.
According to Forbes website reports, as of now, Utah, Oregon, North Carolina, Tennessee state capital Nashville, Baltimore, Maryland has announced the suspension of further "economic restart" plans.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of 3:00 p.m. EDT, there have been more than 2.39 million confirmed cases of New Coronavirus in the United States, more than 122,000 deaths, and more than 128,000 confirmed cases in Texas. (Finish)