The bleak news Thursday — 6.6 million new unemployment claims on top of 3.3 million last week — came as the competition for scarce ventilators, masks and other protective gear seemed to grow more desperate and deaths mounted.
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MICHAEL R. SISAK, LORI HINNANT and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
The number of U.S. deaths could range from 100,000 to 240,000 even if Americans continue to stay home and limit contact with others, experts predicted at a media briefing with President Donald Trump.
“If we can’t get compliance then it’s going to be officer discretion to look at this situation and if need be then they can file charges,” said Longview city spokesperson Shawn Hara.
On Wednesday April 1, the East Texas Food Bank became aware that a staff member working in our administrative office, which is separate from our warehouse and volunteer center, tested positive for COVID-19.
Officials are expected to talk about how the city and county will be working to support the medical community as more cases are confirmed in East Texas.
The stunning report Thursday from the Labor Department showed that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies in the United States and abroad that have almost certainly sunk into a severe recession as businesses have shut down across the world.
Interview with Theressa Holt, an American Airlines flight attendant inside of DFW airport looking at differences since the COVID-19 pandemic began to worsen.
Dr. Mark Anderson, the chief medical officer at Christus Health System, spoke with East Texas News Thursday to talk about how the hospital is preparing for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients.
Even as the virus has slowed its growth in overwhelmed Italy and in China, where it first emerged, hospitals in Spain and France are reaching their breaking points and the U.S. and Britain are bracing for incoming waves of desperately ill people.
“In the meantime, health systems have identified commercial testing options which are becoming more available," said Terrence Ates, Public Information Officer for NET Health.
“He was killed in action on Memorial Day in 2007 in Iraq,” said Major James Attaway, chair of the Department of Military Science at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Anderson County will be required to enforce Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Number GA-014 which will take effect state-wide at 12:01a.m. on April 2, 2020, and continuing through April 30, 2020.
OVERTON, Texas (KLTV) - The Overton superintendent of schools shared an update on the state of a parent who may have exposed a school employee to COVID-19 and the measures being taken to contain any possible spread.
Yet another East Texas county has it's first confirmed case of 'Covid-19', and another order from county officials to 'shelter in place and stay at home.' Hawkins police chief Manfred Gilow says the official word came down last night.
Longview Mayor Andy Mack posted a Facebook update on the situation saying, “Just because a business is considered essential doesn’t mean it is essential you go there.”
Even though COVID-19 has caused the cancellation of many events, the trail is still open to those in vehicles. Travis spoke about how people can still enjoy the trail while staying safe.
For only the 2nd time in 40 years, a popular monthly East Texas trade fair has been cancelled. The event director announced today that Longview's 'trade days' is closed for the month of April.
