EL PASO, Texas — With the coronavirus hitting the United States as it has, the Borderland is preparing for anyone who may show signs. University Medical Center is on the front lines battling the spread. The hospital has added some new precautions to keep patients and staff safe. First off, there are now only two
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Donald Trump’s admission Monday afternoon that the coronavirus outbreak is “very bad” and the virus is “not under control” marked a stark reversal for the President. Over the past several weeks, Trump consistently downplayed the severity of the outbreak while maintaining that despite mounting evidence to the contrary, the federal government had things well in
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Top health care officials said Monday that there is not enough stockpiled medical equipment like masks, gowns and gloves to fulfill the anticipated need of nation’s health care system as it deals with the coronavirus. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services told medical professionals on a conference call Monday that there was
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For the first time since the novel coronavirus was first identified last year, there are now more reported cases outside of mainland China than inside, marking a new milestone in the evolution of the global pandemic. On Monday, China’s National Health Commission reported 16 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths, as of end of Sunday,
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EL PASO, Texas — Whataburger announced late Monday that the fast food chain will close the dining rooms in all restaurants and offer drive-thru service only due to the coronavirus outbreak. The restaurant dining rooms will all close by 3 p.m. Tuesday and will remain closed until further notice, according to the Texas-founded burger chain.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un nuevo ensayo de vacuna contra el coronavirus en EE. UU. ha administrado una dosis a su primer participante, anunció el lunes el Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas. El estudio tiene como objetivo inscribir a un total de 45 adultos sanos durante un período de seis semanas. Cada participante recibirá dos
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship will postpone its next three events as the coronavirus outbreak continues to cripple the sports world. The postponements come days after Dana White, UFC president, said he would try to keep fights going without audiences. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new recommendations ask for people not to go to
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DALLAS, Texas — Conference USA has elected to cancel all spring sport competition and championships this season, effective immediately, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was voted on unanimously by the conference board of directors to end the league’s spring competition sports. The conference decision to eliminate the spring sports season comes after
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ordenó cerrar este lunes temporalmente el aeropuerto internacional San Óscar Arnulfo Romero, ubicado a 40 kilómetros de San Salvador, a vuelos comerciales porque supuestamente en uno procedente de México viajarían 12 personas diagnosticadas con coronavirus, según el mandatario. El vuelo 431 de Avianca, que salía
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Google will delay the rollout of an informational coronavirus website until later this week, according to the company. The informational website had been targeted for a launch late Monday, CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post over the weekend. But on Monday evening, Google told CNN Business it will not launch the site until
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Four more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in New Mexico, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 21, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. The latest cases announced Monday were: A 20-year-old man in Bernalillo CountyTwo 30-year-old women in Bernalillo CountyAn 80-year-old man in Bernalillo County
Continue Reading (CNN) – Irán ha expandido rápidamente un cementerio central en Qom, el área más afectada por el brote de coronavirus del país, según revelan imágenes satelitales obtenidas por CNN. El país ha reportado al menos 14.991 casos confirmados el virus y 853 muertes: la tercera cifra más alta de contagios después de China continental e
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Fans of the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” are in for a long wait. Churchill Downs will be postponing the 146th Kentucky Derby until September 5, according to reports from multiple media outlets in Louisville, where the race takes place. A spokesman for Churchill Downs told CNN he could not comment on the company’s scheduling
Continue Reading As supermarkets frantically work to restock shelves and calm panicked shoppers, some stores are taking steps to protect older and vulnerable customers who may be at the greatest risk from the novel coronavirus. The pandemic has killed more than 6,500 people worldwide and officials around the world are taking dramatic steps to limit large groups
Continue Reading Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have been released from a Queensland hospital in Australia and are now in self-quarantine at their home there, a representative for Hanks told CNN on Monday. The couple had been hospitalized in isolation after being diagnosed with novel coronavirus last week. Hanks and Wilson are in Australia for pre-production work
Continue Reading More than 200 inmates have been released from Cuyahoga County Jail in Ohio since Friday due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. Judges at Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court began holding expedited hearings to lower the number of inmates held at the county jail on Friday, the court told CNN. The low-level, nonviolent inmates
Continue Reading New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday urged residents to stay home after 8 p.m., activated the National Guard, and issued an executive order limiting some business operations to fight the spread of coronavirus. “All non-essential and non-emergency travel in Jersey is strongly discouraged beginning tonight at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. each day,” Murphy
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – El cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ordenó este lunes una “cuarentena total” en todo el territorio del país. La medida entrará en efecto a las 5:00 a.m. de este martes, hora local. “Todo el país, los 23 estados y el Distrito Capital, todos a la cuarentena social, a la cuarentena colectiva,
Continue Reading (CNN) – Taylor Swift les está pidiendo a las personas que practiquen el distanciamiento social. La cantante publicó un mensaje en Instagram este domingo para pedirles a sus 128 millones de seguidores quedarse en casa después de ver “muchas reuniones, encuentros y fiestas sucediendo”. LEE: Nadie sabe cómo será la realidad luego del coronavirus “Los
Continue Reading (CNNBusiness) – Muchos trabajadores están teniendo reuniones de negocios desde sus salas de estar o cocinas por estos días de coronavirus. Con un número creciente de compañías que le han pedido a sus empleados trabajar desde casa debido a la pandemia, la videoconferencia ha permitido que las personas continúen teniendo reuniones. También satisface la interacción
Continue Reading (CNN) – El senador y aspirante demócrata Bernie Sanders contrastó este domingo sus votaciones en el Congreso con las del exvicepresidente Joe Biden, y destacó varias medidas a las que se opuso mientras Biden apoyó. “Yo voté en contra de la Ley de Defensa del Matrimonio, mientras usted votó a favor. Voté en contra del
Continue Reading (CNN) – El representante republicano por California Devin Nunes contradijo este domingo la recomendación de los expertos en salud acerca de que los estadounidenses practiquen el “distanciamiento social” para frenar la propagación del coronavirus en el país. Nunes instó a las personas “sanas” a que continúen frecuentando los negocios durante la pandemia. LEE: El ABC
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Las Cruces, New Mexico — Bishop Peter Baldacchino on Monday announced the Las Cruces Catholic Diocese will stop celebrating public Mass in order to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. The measure effectively pauses weddings and funerals in addition to baptism and marriage preparation classes and other group meetings at the parish level. The
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump dijo el lunes que la Casa Blanca está evaluando si tomar medidas de aislamiento, como una cuarentena o toque de queda, en ciertos “puntos críticos” del brote de coronavirus en todo el país, pero dijo que no está considerando emitir esas medidas en todo el país. “En este punto,
Continue Reading Attorney General William Barr directed federal prosecutors on Monday to prioritize investigations of fraudsters and hackers exploiting the coronavirus pandemic. In a memo sent to US attorneys nationwide, Barr cited reports of fake cures for the virus being sold online and email scams from people posing as public health officials as crimes that “cannot be
Continue Reading One of Hollywood’s most famous couples is helping feed those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively said Monday they’re donating $1 million to two organizations to help older adults and low-income families — Feeding America and Food Banks Canada. Those groups, said statements posted to Reynolds and Lively’s Twitter accounts,
Continue Reading Around 25,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers used the bones from 60 mammoths to build a large circular structure in Russia. And no one knows why. Researchers have excavated the site in an attempt to understand it, but they don’t know why the structure was built, according to a new study. This isn’t the first “mammoth house”
Continue Reading A week ago, Darrin Dixon wasn’t all that concerned about the coronavirus. Now he’s losing sleep over the prospect that the virus could cost him his food truck and catering business, which provides three jobs, including his own. Sales at Dixon’s food truck, KC Cajun, plunged this week as businesses in downtown Kansas City, Missouri,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente Iván Duque anunció este lunes en Twitter que “todas las fronteras terrestres, marítimas y fluviales del país” se cerrarán desde el 17 de marzo hasta el 30 de mayo del presente año. “Este cierre de fronteras restringirá entrada y salida del país de todos los ciudadanos nacionales y extranjeros. Durante
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