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WATCH: Gov. Abbott pandemic briefing 4/8/20

WATCH LIVE: Gov. Abbott pandemic briefing
The Dallas Morning News
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state are putting up a 250-bed field hospital at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas during a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Sunday, March 29, 2020. The space can expand to nearly 1,400 beds. Joining him was former State Representative Dr. John Zerwas (left) and Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt, MD. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Abbott pandemic briefing
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We live streamed the Governor Greg Abbott's update on the state's response to COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 8 at noon in the auditorium of the State Capitol.

The Governor was joined by Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Commissioner John Hellerstedt, MD, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd, and Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs of the University of Texas (UT) System John Zerwas, MD.

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