Turner, Hidalgo set to make coronavirus announcement Friday morning
HOUSTON Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will be holding a news conference Friday to make an announcement regarding coronavirus in the city and county. According to a news release, Hidalgo and Turner will be joined by state Rep. Armando Walle, the countys recovery czar, and health experts, Dr. Umair Shah, of Harris County Public Health, and Dr. David Persse, of the Houston Health Department. The news conference is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Click2Houston.com is planning to offer a live stream of the event.
Hidalgo appoints czar to oversee Harris Countyโs emergence from coronavirus pandemic
HOUSTON โ Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Monday introduced the person who will lead the countyโs efforts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. According to Hidalgo, the case count for Harris County outside of Houston city limits as of Sunday is 47 new cases and three new deaths. Harris County coronavirus czarHidalgo announced that she and Mayor Sylvester Turner established two relief and recovery czars. Hidalgo said Turner will announce the city czar Monday afternoon. When Harris County hits the peak and is already well into the valley is when there will be talks about completely reopening, Hidalgo said.