Health and Human Services Executive Council

Regulatory
February 20, 2020
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Welcome and Opening Remarks. The meeting was convened on February 20th, 2020, by the executive Commissioner. Novel Coronavirus Update. Dr. Hellerstedt stated that their focus is on preventing the spread of the virus in Texas. They have activated The State Medical Observation Center (SMOC). This entity maintains communication with the public and stakeholders. Coronavirus can infect people and animals. This is called a novel virus because it has not been seen in people before. Therefore, there is no innate immunity. Ninety-nine percent of the deaths have occurred in China. There are 15 confirmed cases in the US and most are travel-related. Texas has one confirmed case and several hundred people in Texas are being monitored because they have traveled to high-risk areas. A novel (new) coronavirus was recently detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and is causing an outbreak of respiratory disease. On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization named the disease corona

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