"We were opening too quickly, too fast," Mayor Sylvester Turner said.
The Houston hospital system is at serious risk of being completely overwhelmed by a record spike in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Sylvester Turner said Sunday.
The issue, said Turner, is health care workers. “We can always provide additional beds, but we need the people, the nurses ... the medical professionals to staff those beds. That’s the critical point right now.” Forty states are experiencing increases in cases, but Texas, Florida and Arizona have been particularly hard hit.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Coronavirus on track to overwhelm Houston hospitals in two weeks, mayor saysHospitals in Houston, Texas are on track to be overwhelmed in approximately two weeks as coronavirus cases mount, Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Sunday.
Weiterlesen »
Marseille turns green with election of first woman mayorMarseille became the latest French municipality to elect a green mayor on Saturday, in a wave that has swept the country since local elections at the end of last month.
Weiterlesen »
Atlanta mayor says 'enough is enough' after shootingsAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is calling for change to fight 'the enemy within' saying that enough is enough after an 8-year-old girl was fatally shot Saturday near the Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was killed.
Weiterlesen »
San Antonio mayor: ‘We’ve got to put politics aside’ and focus on clear messaging'We've got to put politics aside, especially when people are dismissing the highest doctors in the land, such as Dr. Fauci,' San Antonio Mayor Nirenberg says about trying to contain COVID-19 outbreaks.
Weiterlesen »
Phoenix mayor says US 'declaring victory' while state in 'crisis mode' - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Weiterlesen »