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TEXAS – During a press conference this Thursday, the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott said that in the next few days he would be announcing the possibility of relaxing restrictions on businesses in Texas , as long as COVID hospitalizations – 19 continue to decline trend.
Abbott met with a group of entrepreneurs to discuss the role of the state with business small during the pandemic.
While more Texans are being vaccinated and hospitalizations for COVD – 19 have declined at the state level, Abbott plans to relax some business restrictions if the positive trend continues.
“We know that there are businesses that need to return to work. There are employees who need to pay their payments. There are jobs that have to be opened and we hope they can do so soon. Hopefully the economic recovery can begin very soon, ”said Abbott.
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Until Wednesday, 9165 people will were hospitalized for COVID – 19 in Texas, it is the first time that hospitalizations remained below 05, 000 hospitalized since December, according to the Texas Department of Health.
