This state warns people to "refuge" as ICUS reach the capacity

State officials say that drastic measures are needed because hospitals become overwhelmed.


As thecoronavirus pandemic Continues to ravage the country, one of the most relative aspects of ongoing epidemics is the growing number of hospitalizations. Some states have been so difficult that they have been forced to take drastic measures: in Arizona,Patients are marked Determine who gets COVID care. Meanwhile in Texas, the situation has become so disadvantageous that the people of some counties are advised to "refuse" because ICUS fill up quickly.

Two counties, Starr and Hidalgo, sent emergency alerts on July 3rd warning residents whoHospitals were at the capacity. In a Facebook position, Starr County JudgeEloy Vera wrote, "local hospitals and valley are at full capacity and haveMore beds available. I urge all our residents to help prevent me from, to wear face coatings, to practice social distance and to avoid gatherings. "

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The mayors of two major cities in Texas also emit warnings on the growing hospitalizations of the state. Mayor of HoustonSylvester Turner Said that in two weeks, the city's hospital system could be in "serious and serious problem".

"The number of people who areget sick and go to hospitals has exponentially increased. The number of people in our ICU beds has expanded, "Turner said on CBSFace the nationOn July 5, the problem in Houston, he emphasized, is not beds but in staff. "We can always provide additional beds, but we need the people, nurses and everyone, health professionals to team these beds. This is the critical point right now," continued Turner.

Appearing on CNNState of the Union July 5, Mayor of AustinSteve Adler Turner warning echo. "If we do not change the trajectory, so I'm in the next two weekshave our hospitals exceeded, "he says." And in our icus, I could be 10 days ago. "

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July 2, Gov.Greg Abbott issued an order of the stateMake mandatory facial masks. This follows the decision ofclinch Try to slow the propagation of the state. Talking about ABCThis week, Harris County JudgeLina Hidalgo said that it was grateful for these measures, but that aThe order to stay at home would be necessary Keep hospitals from becoming completely overwhelmed. "We do not have room for incrementalism, we see these types of numbers - or wait for all hospital beds fill up and all those people die, before taking drastic action," Hidalgo said.

As of July 6,The New York Times Reports aroundCoronavirus Cases 200140 In Texas, with about 2,665 deaths. COVID experts now act the Texas a "high-risk" state, thanks to theHigh infection rate (The average number of people A sick person infects) of 1.24 and the positive test rate of 14.5%, suggesting that the virus spreads rapidly without sufficient tests. These figures led the former FDA CommissionerScott Gottlieb, MD, to call Texas one of the four new epicenter of the American state pandemic for more things about that, discoverThese are the 4 new epicenter of the pandemic, the former head of the FDA says.

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