AUSTIN, Texas (AP)– Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday halted optional surgeries in Texas’ greatest counties and stated the state would “pause” its aggressive re-opening as it handles a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations that has made it among the country’s virus hotspots.
The suspension of optional surgical treatments is created to protect medical facility space in the Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio areas. Statewide, the variety of COVID-19 patients has more than doubled in 2 weeks. Texas has actually reported more than 11,000 new cases in the previous two days alone.
The pause on further re-openings does not rol