国际英语资讯:No public activity, access to July 4 celebration in U.S. Houston
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 4-- <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Services">Services</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 191,790 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8,258 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 2,608.</p><p>"<span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>," <span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Sylvester">Sylvester</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abundance">abundance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dazzling">dazzling</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="white">white</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2020," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statewide">statewide</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span>, <span word="Lina">Lina</span> <span word="Hidalgo">Hidalgo</span>, <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="prohibiting">prohibiting</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 3, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 26.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unincorporated">unincorporated</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span>.</p>
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