Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update April 18

Yesterday our Governor, Greg Abbot issued an executive order to set up plans to re-open Texas businesses that have been closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that this plan will have to take place in stages. Governor Abbot noted that the number of infections is "beginning to level off" and that it has "not come close to the early, dire predictions."

Schools, he said, will remain closed for the remainder of the school year, but all stores in Texas will be able to operate "retail-to-go" beginning next Friday. 

Not sure of what "retail-to-go" meant, I did a little on-line research. According to the Houston Chronicle (April 17, 2020), it means that "customers will be able to buy items from a retail store via pick-up and delivery (by mail to a customer's doorstep), but will not be allowed inside the store...Items will need to be placed by a store employee on the backseat or in the trunk of the customer's car." Other sanitization and safety precautions will also be urged. 

Bell County Cases:

Total cases: 115; 57 recovered, 3 dead