SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on February 28, 2023, charting the path to phasing out one of the most effective and necessary tools that California has used to combat COVID-19. The SMARTER Plan will maintain California’s operational preparedness to support communities and quickly respond to outbreaks Newsweek reached out to Abbott for comment, but did not hear back before publication.California’s pandemic response saved tens of thousands of lives, protected the economy, distributed nation-leading financial assistance and built up an unprecedented public health infrastructure 'We have the ability to keep businesses open and move our economy forward so that Texans can continue to earn a paycheck, but it requires each of us to do our part to protect one another-and that means wearing a face covering in public spaces.'

'Wearing a face covering in public is proven to be one of the most effective ways we have to slow the spread of COVID-19,' he said when issuing the order on July 2. After a warning for violating the order the first time, a second violation has been made punishable by a fine of $250 or less.Ībbott has stressed the importance of face masks if Texas wants to remain open and continue to resume operations. The mandate requires Texans in counties with more than 20 positive cases of COVID-10 to wear face coverings in public spaces. The uptick in numbers has caused Abbott to reel back on his reopening plan and issue a statewide face mask order. Texas Republicans Rebuke Governor for Mask Mandate as COVID-19 Cases Spike.Says We 'Still Don't Know' Whether Children Can Catch Coronavirus Do You Have to Quarantine After Flying to Texas?.And the only way those businesses are going to stay open is to make sure people wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus.' 'Your business owners in Tyler ⁠- in Longview, they should be demanding that their government officials enforce this face mask order now to make sure they will be able to stay open. 'That should be the last thing that any government wants ⁠- the last thing that any business owner wants,' the governor added. He said business owners should be ensuring that local governments are mandating facial coverings for their own sake. However, I know this also, and that is if we do not all join together and unite in this one cause for a short period of time, of adopting a mask, what it will lead to the necessity of having to close Texas back down,' Abbott said. A murderer, or a rapist or a robber is far more serious to concentrate on. 'It's disappointing and again, I can understand the mindset being a kid who grew up in Longview myself, that this may not be the top priority. He said the spike in COVID-19 cases could result in 'the necessity of closing Texas down.' In an interview with CBS19 on Friday, Abbott said he's disappointed that some local officials have refused to enforce his recently issued mask order. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that Texans' refusal to follow his mask order could mean that the state reenters lockdown.

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