The US state of Texas revokes the "mask order". 12 states in the U.S. have cancelled or never implemented the mask order

The governor of Texas announced on the 2nd that the state will fully resume work on March 10 and revoke the "mask order", restaurant passenger flow restrictions and other epidemic prevention orders.

Texas Governor Abbott said on the 2nd that with the speeding up of vaccination in Texas and the reduction of critical new coronary pneumonia cases, the state no longer needs the state government to enforce epidemic prevention orders.

According to the Associated Press, the governments of Texas, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana, and San Francisco revoked epidemic prevention orders to varying degrees on the 2nd.

According to the "Houston Chronicle" report, the mayor of Houston, Texas, and the Harris County Sheriff have written to urge the governor not to revoke the statewide "mask order.

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Fischer, an epidemiologist at Texas A&M University, questioned, “Why is the'mask order' cancelled at this stage? Aerosols and droplets are the main modes of transmission of the new coronavirus.

Hulfman, director of public affairs for the Texas retailer HEB, said in a statement that day that it is very important for Texans to wear masks in public places before more people are vaccinated against the new crown.

Dassault, a physician in the University of Texas Medical Department, said that this order was a huge blow to the anger of doctors and nurses, "I can only say that I can't understand it.

According to CDC data, as of the 2nd, nearly 20% of adults in the United States have received at least one shot of the vaccine, and about 10% of adults have completed two shots of vaccinations; Texas has a population of about 29 million, and currently nearly 2 million people Completed two doses of vaccinations, one of the states with the lowest percentage of vaccinated people in the United States.

In addition, according to ABC Channel 13, a study by Houston Methodist Hospital showed that at least five mutated new coronaviruses have emerged in Houston, including those found in the United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa, California, and New York.

The Associated Press stated that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in the United States a year ago, people have become tired of epidemic prevention measures.