US
US NOW
US NOW TO
US NOW TO DISCUSS THE STATE'S ONGOING RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC. GOOD EVENING GOVERNOR.
GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR -- LET'S START WITH THE GOVERNOR -- LET'S START WITH THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
YOU MADE TODAY.
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS
SENDING ARMY
MEDIAL TASK FORCES TO TEXAS.
TELL US WHAT THIS MEANS -- AND
WHAT THIS HELP WILL LOOK
LIKE.
YOU HAVE SAID CLOSING DOWN THE
STATE AGAIN IS A LAST
RESORT.
TO TRY AND AVOID THIS -- AMONG
OTHER THINGS -- YOU
ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
REQUIRING
REQUIRING
PEOPLE
PEOPLE TO
PEOPLE TO WEAR FACE MASKS. THAT ORDER HAS ONLY BEEN IN PLACE A LITTLE MORE
LITTLE MORE
AMONG
AMONG OTHER THINGS -- YOU ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING PEOPLE TO WEAR FACE
MASKS.
THAT ORDER HAS ONLY BEEN IN
PLACE A LITTLE MORE
THAN A WEEK -- BUT HAVE YOU
RECEIVED
RECEIVED ANY DATA TO INDICATE IT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE?
THE
THE POSITIVITY RATE FOR THE FOUR MOST POPULOUS COUNTIES IN OUR VIWEING AREA IS
MORE THAN 20-
PERCENT.
IT WAS NEARLY 30-PERCENT AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH
-- OUTPACING THE INCREASE IN
TESTING.
SO WHILE CLOSING THE WHOLE STATE
IS A LAST RESORT
-- HAVE YOU CONSIDERED CLOSING
COUNTIES OR
COUNTIES OR
METRO
METRO AREAS? WE ARE ABOUT FIVE WEEKS AWAY FROM THE FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL IN CENTRAL TEXAS. WE'VE
HEARD A LOT OF
ARGUMENTS RECENTLY FOR OPENING
SCHOOLS
BECAUSE OF THE INFECTION --
TRANSMISSION AND RECOVERY
RATES AMONG CHILDREN.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE EDUCATORS AND
STAFF WHO ARE
CONCERNED -- MANY OF WHOM SAY
THE T-E-A ISN'T DOING
ENOUGH?
ENOUGH?