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Texas will be the first state to reopen starting with public parks and retailers NEXT WEEK if they can do curbside or home deliveries - but schools will remain closed
PUBLISHED: 17:07 EDT, 17 April 2020 | UPDATED: 20:15 EDT, 17 April 2020
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TEXAS STARTS REOPENING
From April 20:
State parks will reopen. People must wear face coverings and masks and adhere to social distancing
They also cannot visit in groups of five or more
From April 22:
Hospitals can start resuming surgeries that had been postponed by COVID-19 but only if they do not take away from the hospital's capacity to treat COVID-19 and if the hospital reserves 25 percent of its beds for COVID-19 patients
From April 24:
Retailers can reopen but only if they can deliver their goods or services to people at home or in their cars to minimize contact
Schools and universities will remain closed for the rest of the year
Texas will begin reopening next week, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday, starting with public parks and retailers on a 'to-go' basis.
People will still be asked to wear face masks or coverings in public and they must still adhere to social distancing.
Retailers will be able to open again next Friday but on a to-go basis only meaning they must deliver to people's homes, cars or other places.
Surgeries that were postponed because of the pandemic will also be allowed to go ahead, but on a case by case basis.
Schools and universities will however remain closed for the remainder of the school year.
Despite having a population of 29million people, the state has only recorded some 17,000 cases of the virus.
By comparison, New York City - which has a population of more than 8million - has around 120,000.
Abbott said the reopening would be in phases.
'Understand this: opening in Texas must occur in stages. Obviously, not all businesses can open all at once on May the first.
'Some businesses, if fully open, without better distancing standards, would be more likely to set us back, rather than to propel us forward.
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'A more strategic approach is required to ensure that we don't reopen only to have to shut down once again,' he said.
Texas is the first state to confirm that it is reopening next week.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended the state's lockdown until May 15 and is saying even then, he will decide gradually on a phased restart of the economy.
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Gov. Greg Abbott made the announcement on Friday afternoon
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About 40 people, including some small business owners, gather, Friday, April 17, 2020 at the Wood County Courthouse in Quitman, Texas to rally together against the declining economy due to the coronavirus restrictions. They aimed to support local businesses and going back to work
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Rev. Demetrius Boyd of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Mineola and Mineola Community Bank President Jim Herlocker lead a rally of people who want to see coronavirus business restrictions loosened due to the negative effect on the local economy at the Wood County Courthouse in Quitman, Texas
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No state is yet in the position described by President Trump in a series of guidelines issued last night.
He said that while he issued a framework for reopening, it would ultimately come down to each state's governor to decide how and when it happens.
He has also laid the responsibility for ongoing testing with the states. Governors say they cannot physically produce enough tests quickly enough in order to reopen, and that they need the federal government's help.
The resumption of surgeries applies to;
They include medical and economic experts.
Texas will be the first state to reopen NEXT WEEK | Daily Mail Online
- State parks will reopen on Monday and retailers can reopen on Friday April 24
- The retailers will only be allowed to reopen if they can do at-home or curbside deliveries so people will not be allowed inside stores or businesses
- Texas has a population of 29million but only has 17,000 coronavirus cases
- By comparison, New York City has 8million residents and around 120,000 cases
- Gov. Greg Abbott said he would continue to monitor the outbreak
- President Trump said on Thursday that the country could reopen on May 1
- However he is not responsible for actually implementing reopening plans
- That is down to the governors who must also pay for the restart of the economy
- Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID
PUBLISHED: 17:07 EDT, 17 April 2020 | UPDATED: 20:15 EDT, 17 April 2020
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TEXAS STARTS REOPENING
From April 20:
State parks will reopen. People must wear face coverings and masks and adhere to social distancing
They also cannot visit in groups of five or more
From April 22:
Hospitals can start resuming surgeries that had been postponed by COVID-19 but only if they do not take away from the hospital's capacity to treat COVID-19 and if the hospital reserves 25 percent of its beds for COVID-19 patients
From April 24:
Retailers can reopen but only if they can deliver their goods or services to people at home or in their cars to minimize contact
Schools and universities will remain closed for the rest of the year
Texas will begin reopening next week, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday, starting with public parks and retailers on a 'to-go' basis.
People will still be asked to wear face masks or coverings in public and they must still adhere to social distancing.
Retailers will be able to open again next Friday but on a to-go basis only meaning they must deliver to people's homes, cars or other places.
Surgeries that were postponed because of the pandemic will also be allowed to go ahead, but on a case by case basis.
Schools and universities will however remain closed for the remainder of the school year.
Despite having a population of 29million people, the state has only recorded some 17,000 cases of the virus.
By comparison, New York City - which has a population of more than 8million - has around 120,000.
Abbott said the reopening would be in phases.
'Understand this: opening in Texas must occur in stages. Obviously, not all businesses can open all at once on May the first.
'Some businesses, if fully open, without better distancing standards, would be more likely to set us back, rather than to propel us forward.
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'A more strategic approach is required to ensure that we don't reopen only to have to shut down once again,' he said.
Texas is the first state to confirm that it is reopening next week.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended the state's lockdown until May 15 and is saying even then, he will decide gradually on a phased restart of the economy.
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Gov. Greg Abbott made the announcement on Friday afternoon
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About 40 people, including some small business owners, gather, Friday, April 17, 2020 at the Wood County Courthouse in Quitman, Texas to rally together against the declining economy due to the coronavirus restrictions. They aimed to support local businesses and going back to work
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Rev. Demetrius Boyd of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Mineola and Mineola Community Bank President Jim Herlocker lead a rally of people who want to see coronavirus business restrictions loosened due to the negative effect on the local economy at the Wood County Courthouse in Quitman, Texas
Thousands gather at Texas food banks to keep from going hungry
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No state is yet in the position described by President Trump in a series of guidelines issued last night.
He said that while he issued a framework for reopening, it would ultimately come down to each state's governor to decide how and when it happens.
He has also laid the responsibility for ongoing testing with the states. Governors say they cannot physically produce enough tests quickly enough in order to reopen, and that they need the federal government's help.
The resumption of surgeries applies to;
- Any procedure that, if performed in accordance with the commonly accepted standard of clinical practice, would not deplete the hospital capacity or the PPE needed to cope with COVID-19
- Any surgery or procedure performed in a licensed health care facility that has certified in writing to Texas HHSC that it will reserve at least 25% of its hospital capacity for treatment of COVID-19 patients.
- And that it will not request any PPE from any public source — whether federal, state, or local — for the duration of the COVID-19 disaster.
They include medical and economic experts.
Texas will be the first state to reopen NEXT WEEK | Daily Mail Online
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