Plans for opening businesses will be announced on April 27, depending on whether the state has been able to contain the coronavirus, but schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year. Abbott, a Republican, stressed that the framework would be determined by “data and by doctors” and continued adherence to social distancing guidelines.
LISTEN: The Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction Podcast
“Because of the efforts by everyone to slow the spread, we’re now beginning to see glimmers that the worst of Covid-19 may soon be behind us,” Abbott said at a news conference.
The statewide strike force will include Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick, who stirred controversy across the nation in late March by arguing that Americans should be allowed to go back to work, Dr. Mark McClellan, the former federal administrator of Medicaid and Medicare, and several doctors from Texas universities.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
source: cnn.com