Name: City of Houston announces Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo canceled due to coronavirus concerns
Uploaded: 2020-03-16T18:25:29.000Z
Duration: 3 min 52 s
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let me just say the reason why we're here today.

Is the Corona virus on to kind of bring people up to date as to whether yards of today, Um, And up until yesterday, all of the cases that have been confirmed in the and Ford being Harris County city of Houston, all of those cases had been related to international travel.

And all of them, with the exception of one travel to Italy in came back, were directly tied to that Egyptian cruise line.

We have the case that was confirmed in Montgomery County.

Uh, that was not time to international travel.

Ah, and appeared to be a situation that was took place.

But then our region And when I said Montgomery County account that within our reach forward band, Harris County, Houston and that change things.

Uh, and as a result of that, we said that we would monitor this situation very, very carefully, and then we would make the necessary adjustments as we went along to make sure that we were doing everything that we needed to do to keep people safe, Uh, based upon the fax, the science and the medical advice that we will be in given and so yesterday change things.

Because yesterday, with the case in Montgomery County, that was evidence of some community spread.

And as a result, that takes us to What do we do next?

By the end of today, uh, I will be signing, uh, an emergency health declaration for the city of Houston.

Oh, can't speak to what the county will be doing, but we were both on the same page.

Uh, and so at the end of the day, uh, I will be signing an emergency health declaration, um, and which was remain in place for seven days as we continue to assess the situation.

And in depending on where we are at the end of that seven days, then City Council would have to vote to continue that emergency health declaration.

But that will take effect as of the end of the day today.

That means as relates, for example, to the Houston last stock show and Rodeo that we deeply love deeply love and support.

Um, they are impacted on directly impact it about the by the decision and the changing of events.

Um, and I would tell your side of the easy that was that come too easily.

Yeah, but after conferring and talking with the stakeholders, uh, and I have the we don't have the utmost respect and love for the Houston, not Stock show and rodeo.

It is decision that has been made in the best interest of the health and safety of people within, but then our region.

And so as of today, starting tonight, the concert will will come to an end as they will face down.

 And it would also impact the remaining, uh, concert and event at the Houston Last Stock Show and Rodeo. 