Covid-19 in the United States: bars and restaurants in Texas forced to close their doors

The West Alabama Ice House before Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders that all bars be closed at noon on Friday June 26 in Houston, Texas. Mark Felix / AFP

Text by: Thomas Harms

In the United States, with 17,000 new cases of coronavirus in three days, Texas is backtracking in its policy of deconfinement, with restaurants and bars in mind.

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From our correspondent in Houston,

Just over a month after they reopened, the bars in Texas had to close this Friday at noon.

For Bryan, owner of the Lucky Dog in Houston, it was predictable: “  People don't like to follow directions. They want to bawl and bitch, but if they followed the rules, the bars would not be closed. It is the fault of the bar owners if the bars close, because they do not follow the rules. I say to people, "Your whining is useless. If you had followed the instructions, we would not be there, we would be ok." "

In his last speeches, the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, reiterated that the people most affected today are young people under 30, those who frequent bars and nightclubs. And for restaurants, where the wearing of masks is also relative, the governor ordered that they return to the previous stage of deconfinement: accept only 50% of customers.

But Lina Hidalgo, who heads the county of which Houston is a part, wants to go further. "  We raise our level of public risk" serious  ", "  r ed  " . It is a worrying situation. Stay at home.  "

In the face of the closing of bars, many customers on Twitter are fatalistic, but most consider this turning back as the fault of the governor of Texas.

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