Surge in Texas COVID-19 Cases Following Lift of Stay-at-Home Measure

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)
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Stats out of Texas show a surge in the number of new COVID-19 cases?  A contributor to the spike is an outbreak at a meat processing plant in Amarillo. Did they and the nation open up the economy prematurely? How did the President Trump invoking the Defense Production Act spread the virus in Texas?

April Ryan speaks with Dr. Alison Galvani, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis at Yale University.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

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