德州州长格里格·雅培(Greg Abbott)周四(9月17号)表示,随着冠状病毒住院患者人数显著下降,德州将允许部分地区餐厅、零售、健身房等公共区域下周起逐步开放至75%,酒吧还必须保持关闭。
INCREASING CAPACITY: Gov. @GregAbbott_TX said the state will allow restaurants, retail & gyms to expand the 75% capacity. It’s based on percent of COVID-19 patients below 15% in a region. It’s 5% in Houston. This is a change from positivity. Still NO bars. https://t.co/p2YXoU1Oi6 pic.twitter.com/pNu8p6n270
— Nick Natario (@NickABC13) September 17, 2020
截至周四,德克萨斯州报告了近3,300例住院的COVID-19患者,较7月份的峰值下降了近70%。测试结果呈阳性的百分比也已经下降到个位数。
9月24日起,疗养院和老年中心也将被允许对外开放。