Headline Roundup • March 3rd, 2021
Texas, Several Other States Loosen COVID-19 Restrictions
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Fox News Digital
Texas’s Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday said he planned to open the state next week "100%," roughly a year after the coronavirus pandemic broke out throughout the U.S.
Abbott issued an executive order that rescinds many of the state’s previous orders, allowing all businesses in the state to fully reopen and revoking the statewide mask mandate as of next Wednesday.
"To be clear, COVID has not, like, suddenly disappeared," Abbott cautioned during a press conference at a restaurant in Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday. "COVID still exists in Texas, the...
The Hill
Texas is lifting most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions, including its statewide mask mandate and capacity restrictions on businesses, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Tuesday.
In a speech, Abbott emphasized that he expects people will continue to exercise personal responsibility to keep themselves safe without a government mandate.
"Texans have mastered the daily habits to avoid getting COVID," Abbott said.
Abbott also said that effective March 10, every business will be allowed to open at 100 percent capacity.
"Make no mistake, COVID has not suddenly disappeared. COVID still exists in...
Washington Post
Governors across the country have begun to rescind policies meant to stem the coronavirus’s spread, even as the rapid drop in new infections begins to stall.
In Texas, the nation’s second most populous state, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced that he would lift the state’s mask requirement and restrictions on businesses. Mississippi officials unveiled a similar plan.
Health officials reacted with concern, warning that lifting restrictions too early risked another surge of the virus.
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