El Paso officials hold virus briefing, offer financial aid for businesses

EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso Mayor Dee Margo along with other city and county leaders and health officials held a Thursday afternoon news conference to provide an update on Covid-19 activities.
The briefing comes as a woman in her 20s was among 8 new virus deaths in El Paso announced earlier in the day.
The leaders, in particular, highlighted financial assistance programs to support small businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted financially by Covid-19. Details are available at epbusinessstrong.org.
The woman in her 20s had an underlying health condition.
The vast majority of people who have been killed by covid19 had underlying conditions.
That dude in the video doing the sign language has obvious underlying issues.