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Month: May 2021

El Paso leaders hold Covid briefing, say mask mandates at local government facilities are lifted

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s top city and county leaders held a joint news conference during the noon hour Tuesday to provide an update on the Covid-19 situation and response locally, with face mask rules and border reopening possibilities taking center stage. Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said masks would no

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Mexico says border travel restrictions with U.S. due to Covid now extended through June 21

WASHINGTON, DC — Travel restrictions across the U.S.-Mexico border have now been extended through at least June 21, according to Mexico’s foreign minister who said the decision was made by the U.S. government. The extension came as Mexican officials continued to express “hope” that those curbs could be removed over the summer. There was no

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Mujeres, las principales afectadas por el desempleo en México durante la pandemia: 5 puntos para explicar este problema

(CNN Español) — La Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) ha señalado en diversas ocasiones que la pandemia afecta de manera desproporcionada a las mujeres. El pasado mes de marzo, volvió a hacer hincapié en esto con una frase abrumadora: “Covid-19 es una crisis con rostro de mujer”. En América Latina, que es la región

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LIST: House members who said they were vaccinated against Covid-19

Mask mandates may be being lifted across the country, but not in the United States House of Representatives. In a memo sent to members Monday, the Office of the Attending Physician wrote to remind members that masks are still required. “Extra precautions are necessary given the substantial number of partially vaccinated, unvaccinated, and vaccine-indeterminate individuals,”

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