Texas Gov. Greg Abbott begs medical staff
to come and help fight surging
COVID cases as overwhelmed Austin
hospitals are left with just SIX
available ICU beds (but he refuses
to lift ban on mask mandates)
Posted By: Ribicon, 8/10/2021 12:44:32 PM
The governor of Texas has issued an urgent appeal for medical staff to come and assist with surging COVID cases—even as he resists calls to reinstate a mask mandate. Greg Abbott, the Republican leader of the state, made his cry for help as the rolling two-week daily average of new COVID-19 cases in his state has increased by 165 per cent to 8,533, according to Johns Hopkins University research data.(Snip)Abbott later added: 'The State of Texas is taking action to combat the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and ensure that our hospitals and communities have the resources and support they need to mitigate
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This dud was hailed when on June 1 he pretended that he was going to defy Biden and apprehend illegal aliens. Evidently he did nothing as Biden keeps flooding Texas with infected illegals, and now he's urging everyone to get vaccinated to protect us from the illegal aliens who waltz across Texas, and spread throughout the former USA.