Texas mayor orders curfew, as states hard-hit by COVID-19 backtrack on reopening

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After easing restrictions on businesses, public threat of the virus reaches severe levels and city officials are mandating people stay home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A small city on the outskirts of Houston, Texas has instituted a curfew starting Saturday night due to surging cases of the novel coronavirus, the latest move by officials in some southern and western states to backtrack on their reopening plans.

“It is crucial to continue to practice good hygiene, stay home as much as possible, avoid unnecessary trips, gatherings, and wear a face-covering at all times when you leave your home,” Mayor Esmeralda Moya said in a statement late on Friday.The United States recorded more than 45,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally, bringing the total number of Americans who have tested positive to at least 2.48 million.

In a reversal of his early moves to relax restrictions, Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday ordered bars across the state to close and required restaurants to limit indoor seating capacity to 50%. Florida, another state that reopened its economy relatively quickly, told bar owners in the state to immediately stop serving alcohol on their premises.

 

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But cnn just reported protests had no effect on covid. Lol msm can't figure what what narrative to go with

Canada is in crisis & you write US garbage! OUR GOVT IS MURDERING SENIOR CITIZENS! THE VIRUS IS FAKE & MASKS CAUSE HYPOXIA, DEPRIVATION OF OXYGEN! MASKS WILL MAKE YOU BRAINDEAD IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS.

Assuming their governor cancels all protections - how long until, and how many lives lost before, herd immunity?

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