Texas, Ohio join array of US states starting to reopen economies
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas, Ohio join array of US states starting to reopen economies

Al Jazeera  

In Texas, all retail stores, restaurants, movie theatres and malls can open on Friday at 25 percent capacity. Texas and Ohio pushed ahead on Friday with a phased relaxation of restrictions that US states put in place weeks ago to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, as Georgia took another step towards a full restart by allowing all businesses to reopen. In Texas, one of the most populous US states, all retail stores, restaurants, movie theatres and malls could resume activity on Friday while limiting capacity to 25 percent of their listed occupancy, on orders of Governor Greg Abbott. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said late on Thursday he was relaxing his state’s month-long shelter-in-place orders, allowing all businesses to reopen on Friday. Phase one of the White House “Opening Up America Again” guidelines recommends states and regions satisfy a series of criteria including a 14-day decline in cases of the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus, a robust testing programme and the healthcare capacity to handle a possible surge.

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Governor Says Most Of Texas Can Loosen Limits On Businesses, But Bars Must Stay Shut
4 years, 3 months ago

Governor Says Most Of Texas Can Loosen Limits On Businesses, But Bars Must Stay Shut

NPR  

Governor Says Most Of Texas Can Loosen Limits On Businesses, But Bars Must Stay Shut Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP Certain businesses in most of Texas will be able to expand their operations starting Monday, thanks to an improvement in the state's COVID-19 metrics. "Texans have shown that we can address both the health and safety …

Businesses weigh reopening - or close again - as cases rise
4 years, 6 months ago

Businesses weigh reopening - or close again - as cases rise

Associated Press  

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Texas governor eases more rules, defends speed of reopening
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas governor eases more rules, defends speed of reopening

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas kept charging ahead with reopening Tuesday as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott gave hair salons permission to return to business alongside restaurants and retailers, and defended the pace of rebooting one of the nation’s biggest states as experts warn that going too fast could result in new outbreaks. In letting barbershops and hair salons open starting Friday, …

Texas, Ohio among many states to take steps toward reopening
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas, Ohio among many states to take steps toward reopening

Associated Press  

Restaurants opened up to dine-in patrons in at least three states Monday and the governor of Texas allowed movie theaters, malls and eateries to start letting customers trickle into their establishments later this week. John Bel Edwards announced Monday he is extending Louisiana’s stay-at-home order through May 15, saying some regions of the state haven’t shown enough progress to lessen …

Texas to reopen soon, but Louisiana to wait; US coronavirus cases near 1 million
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas to reopen soon, but Louisiana to wait; US coronavirus cases near 1 million

CNN  

CNN — As the nationwide number of coronavirus cases nears 1 million people, Texas and other states are getting ready to reopen while others, such as Louisiana, the Lone Star State’s neighbor to the east, are saying it’s better to wait a while longer. He said the state’s multiphase reopening will start with construction and manufacturing at “businesses that have …

Texas governor: ‘Massive’ amount of business reopening soon
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas governor: ‘Massive’ amount of business reopening soon

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will reopen “massive” amounts of businesses soon, Republican Gov. “We’re all wanting to get all these businesses back up and running as quickly as possible, and that’s exactly what’s going to happen in a couple of days when I start announcing all the massive amount of businesses that are going to be opening up in the …

Greg Abbott looks to reopen Texas businesses in early May, but schools will remain shuttered
4 years, 8 months ago

Greg Abbott looks to reopen Texas businesses in early May, but schools will remain shuttered

CNN  

CNN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced a statewide strike force of medical and economic experts to focus on opening the state, setting early May as his target date for some private businesses while emphasizing that the evolving guidelines will be determined by “data and by doctors.” The Republican governor said he will announce plans for opening the …

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