Gov. Greg Abbott will let a range of businesses start reopening but not salons, barber shops or gyms.
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday he will let his statewide stay-at-home order expire later this week, giving the green light to businesses to begin reopening in phases while the state racks up new cases of the coronavirus.
Abbott said restaurants, retail stores, malls, movie theaters, libraries and museums could largely reopen across the state this Friday, so long as they limit the number of visitors to 25 percent of their capacity for at least two weeks as the state monitors the spread of Covid-19. He said that if counties don’t see a resurgence of cases, businesses could increase customer capacity to 50 percent around May 18. Business in counties with 5 or fewer cases could start operating with increased capacity this Friday.
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The state has recorded more than 25,000 cases and nearly 700 deaths, though the slow pace of testing has obscured the case count. As Texas increases the pace of testing — Abbott said he plans to bring testing capacity to 25,000 a day — Covid cases are continuing to grow in Texas with some of the largest case increases recorded over the weekend.
Doctors and dentists will be permitted to mostly resume treating patients and Abbott further loosened restrictions on elective surgeries, as long as hospitals set aside beds for Covid patients.
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Restaurants, retail stores, malls, movie theaters, libraries and museums could largely reopen across the state this Friday, so long as they limit the number of visitors to 25% of their capacity for at least two weekshttps://t.co/e3zY6iUmzs
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