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Gov. Abbott, Trump Administration sends medical task force to fight COVID-19 pandemic in Houston
Read full article: Gov. Abbott, Trump Administration sends medical task force to fight COVID-19 pandemic in HoustonGreg Abbott announced Friday that additional federal resources are headed to the Houston region to combat coronavirus. The resources include an Urban Area Medical Task Force and a Disaster Medical Assistance Team. According to Abbott, the Urban Area Medical Task Force from the U.S. Department of Defense will arrive in Houston Monday. The 85-soldier task force units are composed of medical professionals from the Army Reserve. These resources are in addition to the Urban Area Medical Task Force operating in Bexar County and the federal assessment teams in Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, McAllen, Laredo and El Paso.