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Texas Governor Tests Positive For COVID-19

Texas Governor, Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19.

Gatekeepers News reports that Abbott had prevented local governments from putting COVID restrictions back in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus as he also challenged local school districts that tried to initiate mask mandates.

“The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result,” Abbott’s Communications Director, Mark Miner announced in a statement Tuesday.

“Governor Abbott is in constant communication with his staff, agency heads, and government officials to ensure that state government continues to operate smoothly and efficiently. The Governor will isolate in the Governor’s Mansion and continue to test daily.”

Miner also disclosed that the Governor is being treated with Regeneron’s monoclonal antibodies, which may help reduces the duration of the COVID infection.

The Communication Director added that the Governor’s wife, Cecilia Abbott tested negative for the virus.

Similarly, Abbott, in a video he posted on Twitter, said he has “no symptoms such as fever or aches and pains” and “will remain engaged every day to govern the great state of Texas.”

Fehintola Ambali-Salam

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