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COVID-19 restrictions loosened

by | Sep 24, 2020 | Latest

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week loosened COVID-19 pan­demic restrictions by raising the occupancy maximum to 75 percent for most businesses and facilities, and allowing visitation at long-term care facilities.

The governor spelled out the changes in pandemic restrictions at a Thursday, Sept. 17, press confer­ence at the Texas Capital in Austin, basing the order on the percentage of patients hospitalized with CO­VID-19.

For the full story, see Sept. 24 issue or subscribe online.

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