Rangers Legend Pudge Rodriguez Promotes Mask-Wearing During Coronavirus Pandemic In New PSA
In the PSA produced by the Governor's Office, Rodríguez urges Texans to wear a mask in public to protect themselves and others from the virus.
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In the PSA produced by the Governor's Office, Rodríguez urges Texans to wear a mask in public to protect themselves and others from the virus.
Texas health officials on Tuesday reported a daily state record of nearly 7,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases.
There were also 15 newly recovered cases of COVID-19 reported, increasing the countywide recovery total to 1,153.
Recently, Medicare sent out an alert urging patients to get routine care for chronic ailments such as diabetes and blood pressure.
The new numbers bring the total case count in Dallas County to 21,338 and the total deaths to 373.
Angel Home Healthcare and Angel Home Hospice are looking to fill multiple positions.
A person has tested positive for the novel coronavirus virus in a refugee camp along the Mexican border near Texas, where an estimated 2,000 people are awaiting their immigration court dates.
Collin County's Juvenile Probation department received notice that four juveniles and three of its detention officers have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days.
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces, and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for COVID-19 patients in those communities.
It started with seven and now seven additional Fort Worth Public Library locations are offering curbside service.
"If I had a dollar for every business that said, 'Please, please mandate masks," said McKinney Mayor George Fuller.
The increasingly hostile pushback from customers who rebuff the face covering requirements are putting business owners in a no-win position.
It is very similar to the executive order requiring masks that McKinney announced Monday afternoon.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic most hospitals are only allowing one visitor during a birth. So the Mayberry and Legge families got creative.
The guidance says there is already evidence of the negative impacts of remote learning this spring, including social isolation, depression and abuse.
Because of the pandemic, Dallas County Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole said the county has to think outside the box.
Health officials have confirmed 70 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Denton County.
McKinney Mayor George Fuller announced a new mask requirement Monday afternoon for businesses and nonprofits.
"Everyone should wear a mask 100 percent of the time when you're around people outside your home," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
We all have a responsibility to protect our health and the health of our loved ones," said Coach Herman.
In a Facebook post, the organization called Gov. Abbott's executive order, "irresponsible and shameful."
Pointing to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Dallas County, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science has decided to pause plans to reopen in early July.
Health departments in Texas and across the country that are using contact tracers to contain coronavirus outbreaks are scrambling to bolster their ranks amid a surge of cases.
"In response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, we want to reassure the public that this pandemic is not eclipsing our capabilities."
Target shoppers can now order bakery items, dairy, produce, and fresh and frozen foods for in-store and curbside pickup.
