“We have this hodge-podge of public health measures, then you have people that are willing to take risks – you’re going to get this kind of stuff,” Hayward said. “We’re not Europeans,” he added, referring to the idea that Texans would not respond positively to the strict stay-at-home measures seen in countries such as France, Italy and the UK.
Hayward cautioned a total lockdown of Texas could cast people into America’s paper thin social safety net. As it stands, that could also risk public health, by subjecting people to unemployment, poverty and food insecurity.
