Texas Officially Responds to Coronavirus Threat

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the State Medical Operations Center is now activated in Texas.

The center will provide information from the CDC and answer questions from local health departments.

Governor Greg Abbott met on Monday afternoon with the heads of Texas Health and Human Services, the Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Division of Emergency Management to discuss what to do about the outbreak.

Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and DFW Airport are now ordered to screen travelers coming in from China.


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