Austin and Travis County officials have lifted COVID-19 restrictions as infections hit a record low.
Pedestrians walk down Rainey Street during South by Southwest last week. Austin Public Health lifted emergency COVID orders on Wednesday, but said it will closely monitor possible infections following spring break.Health officials in Austin and Travis County announced Wednesday that they are lifting “all COVID-19 emergency rules and orders, effective immediately.”
“Infection and hospitalization numbers are among the lowest the area has seen since the beginning of the pandemic,” officials said in a statement. “The decision to continue wearing a mask should be respected as public health officials still encourage wearing masks indoors for individuals who are high risk or provide care for someone who is high risk.”
"We have not eliminated the virus but adapted to it,” Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County Health Authority, said in a statement."We now have knowledge and tools to fight COVID-19 when we are called to do so.”
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