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Back to work. If we do not have jobs, we do not have a country. Good afternoon. I want you to know this. Today, tomorrow, and every day Going Forward is one day closer to medical discoveries that will help treat and protect people from getting covid19. Focusthat day comes, our is to keep you safe while also restoring your ability to get back to work, to open your businesses, to pay your bills, to put food on your tables. But lets be clear. Covid19 still exists in texas. To goal is to find ways coexist with covid19 as safely as possible. That includes continuing the safe practices you have already adopted. Maintaining safe distances. Wearing a mask, sanitizing your hands. These safet that practices save lives. Practice that must be emphasized is protecting our most vulnerable texans, those who are 65 and older who may have other types of health conditions. They represent most of the covid19 deaths in texas. Two, thee into phase strategy for seniors is to continue to stay at home if at a
A lot of information to digest here. Lets take a closer look. Efficient businesses are open. Phase two would allow low risk businesses, manufacturing and Retail Stores with curb side pickup. Schools, daycares and Public Places like parks with social d distancing in place. And stage three, salons, gyms and movie theaters and churches will once again be able to have are services. It will still take several weathers. Up phase four can take several months. Large events, concerts, conventions and sporting events like sharks games or 49ers games. The governor says we have to have significant immunity to the virus or a vaccine or both. That could be months away or early next year. Raj, Something Else the governor said, he suggesting having the School Year Start in july or early august. There is a learning lapse. You can roll over and just accept or it do something about it. A chance to come back earlier rather than later is a big ask because we still have a lot to plan in terms of how to adju
Governor abbott first, i want to thank everybody for being here today. As i provide you an update on where we are as of today, as well as some new additional information. First, i want to let you know hat as of today, the Texas State Health Department Says that the state of texas now has tested positive 715 texans, testing positive for covid19. Once again, the number that the state Health Department provides differs a little bit from the figures that are provided by Johns Hopkins. The reason for that is because Johns Hopkins provides some additional cases that may not yet be confirmed. The two numbers are working close and parallel. The state department pronounces 715 people have tested positive. Johns hopkins counts 810. Its my understanding that Johns Hopkins also includes in their numbers those who have been brought into the state of texas from those cruise ships. The number of deaths as of today is now 11. The number of counties affected by this is now 65. And the total number of t
Governor abbott first, i want to thank everybody for being here today. As i provide you an update on where we are as of today, as well as some new additional information. First, i want to let you know that as of today, the Texas State Health Department Says that the state of texas now has tested positive 715 texans, testing positive for covid19. Once again, the number that the state Health Department provides differs a little bit from the figures that are provided by Johns Hopkins. The reason for that is because Johns Hopkins provides some additional cases that may not yet be confirmed. The two numbers are working close and parallel. The state department pronounces 715 people have tested positive. Johns hopkins counts 810. Its my understanding that Johns Hopkins also includes in their numbers those who have been brought into the state of texas from those cruise ships. The number of deaths as of today is now 11. The number of counties affected by this is now 65. And the total number of