国际英语资讯:Face covering order issued in U.S. Texas to slow down COVID-19 spread
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 2-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="with">with</span> 20 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Texans">Texans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Texans">Texans</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proclamation">proclamation</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="mayors">mayors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 10 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 1.8 <span word="meters">meters</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Large">Large</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="contributor">contributor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>," <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="Texans">Texans</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="coverings">coverings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span>."</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Sylvester">Sylvester</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span>, <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p>
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