Texas lifts masks mandatory for 29 million people

Input 2021.03.03 09:04

With a population of 29 million, Texas, the second-largest state in the United States after California, has decided to withdraw an executive order requiring the wearing of masks and lift 100% restrictions on all economic activities. Visual) reported. The prescription for withdrawal of related administrative orders begins on the 10th of this month.

In sum, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said at a press conference on the 2nd (local time) that “we have decided to withdraw all administrative orders related to corona, such as mandatory wearing of masks.” “There is.”

Politico, a political media outlet, quoted high-ranking officials on the day and reported that “we will come up with a recommendation sooner or later that it is okay for people who have been vaccinated to be small.”

The media interpreted it as “this recommendation will be the first sign that Americans are embarking on a return to the old rhythm of work, school, and play.”

Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), also gave an opinion at a press conference on the 1st that “Americans who have been vaccinated twice will be able to communicate safely in their homes.”

However, with the expectation that such a measure has triggered a signal of economic normalization, there are voices of concern that it is a “too hasty measure” at the same time.

In recent years, the rates of Corona 19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality in the United States have declined noticeably. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average infection rate for the last 7 days decreased by 13.5%, hospitalization rate by 11.3%, and mortality rate by 23.8% compared to the previous period. It is an analysis that not only vaccination but also natural immunity would not have been small.

In the United States, there is an atmosphere of economic resumption movements in several states. Montana and Iowa have already lifted the requirement to wear a mask. Accordingly, the number of states that do not require masks in public places has increased to a total of 13.

From the 1st of this month, Massachusetts has lifted the limit on the number of restaurants in its entirety. New York City also allowed the restaurant’s indoor business to resume on the 12th of last month, and from the 26th of the same month, it has increased its capacity from 25% to 35%.

However, some have issued a warning that “a premature lifting of the blockade in Texas could lead to catastrophe.” For the next two to three months, the same high-level quarantine posture as before is needed.