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Mediterranean diet named best diet for 2021

January 5, 2021 4:49 AM CNN

The gold medal for best 2021 diet went to the Mediterranean diet for the fourth year in a row, according to rankings announced Monday by U.S. News…

How to remotivate kids for more distant learning

January 5, 2021 3:07 AM CNN

Motivating kids to do schoolwork was hard enough in pre-pandemic times. No matter how skilled the teacher, and how clever the lesson plans, most kids…

10 things we learned in 2020 about living the good life

January 5, 2021 3:00 AM CNN

What do you need for a meaningful life? Even as 2020 strained communities around the world, it offered some object lessons in living well. In the…

One American dies from Covid-19 every 33 seconds as the vaccine rollout hits snags

January 5, 2021 2:33 AM CNN

While hopes of vaccinating 20 million people by New Year’s Day sputtered out, the US now faces staggering new challenges in the fight against…

EPISD, YISD, SISD classes stay online for now, but phased-in school return could begin in a few weeks

January 4, 2021 5:28 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Following a meeting Monday between El Paso area school leaders and local health officials, the three major districts all agreed to…

City of El Paso says it’s run out of initial shipment of nearly 19,000 virus vaccines

January 4, 2021 4:52 PM Saul Saenz, Shelby Montgomery

EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso has officially run out of Covid-19 vaccines as of Monday afternoon, according to Fire Chief Mario D’agostino,…

Texas on brink of record 13,000 in hospitals as virus surges, vaccination goals fall short

January 4, 2021 7:50 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas was on the brink Monday of surpassing a record 13,000 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 as the number of new cases after…

5 new virus deaths in southern New Mexico as state says 230,000 sign up for vaccines

January 4, 2021 7:02 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials reported that confirmed Covid-19 infections in New Mexico now total 147,315, including the 936…

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders new national lockdown as Britain faces ‘critical moment’ in pandemic

January 4, 2021 1:02 PM Associated Press

LONDON, England — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a…

CDC hopes to double the number of coronavirus samples checked for new mutations

January 4, 2021 8:40 AM CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to more than double the number of coronavirus genomes sequenced to watch for new mutations in…

Mental health is one of the biggest pandemic issues we’ll face in 2021

January 4, 2021 7:17 AM CNN

With progress in efforts for Covid-19 vaccines and predictions for when the population will receive them, there seems to be a light at the end of the…

Texas dashboard provides updates on how many vaccine shots have been given in El Paso, across state

January 4, 2021 5:22 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the City of El Paso heads into its third week of Covid-19 vaccinations, a new Texas dashboard allows the public to follow…

El Paso reports 6 new virus deaths as hospitalizations increase

January 4, 2021 4:26 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso health officials announced a half-dozen new coronavirus-related deaths Monday, one involving a woman who was just…

More than 4.2 million Americans have been given their first Covid-19 vaccine. Experts say the US needs to go faster

January 4, 2021 4:31 AM CNN

With more than 4.2 million people given their first doses of Covid-19 vaccines so far, experts say the pace of inoculation in the US needs to speed…

California reports more than 45,000 new coronavirus cases as surge continues into new year

January 4, 2021 1:14 AM CNN

California reported Sunday that 45,352 people newly tested positive for Covid-19, continuing a surge that has pushed hospitals and their exhausted…

Europe has kept its schools open for much of the pandemic. Now closures loom

January 4, 2021 1:10 AM CNN

The coronavirus pandemic transformed the working and social lives of millions of European adults in 2020. Children too have suffered immensely, with…

Britain inoculates 1st patient in the world with the Oxford-AstraZeneca virus vaccine

January 4, 2021 1:05 AM Associated Press

LONDON, ENGLAND — The U.K. has became the first country in the world to start using the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and…

Dona Ana 1 of just 2 counties with triple-digit virus case hikes; only 1 southern New Mexico death

January 3, 2021 7:25 PM Jim Parker

SANTA FE, New Mexico – New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 1,033 additional Covid-19 cases and 17 more deaths across the…

Here’s how El Paso renters can get up to 6 months of relief if hurt by the pandemic

January 3, 2021 2:18 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – Tenants in El Paso can receive up to six months of future rent relief, thanks to the Texas Home Program and the nonprofit…

Immunize El Paso moves for quicker virus vaccine distribution following ABC-7 report on delays

January 3, 2021 12:50 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A non-profit El Paso clinic facing questions after it received thousands of Covid-19 vaccines, but failed to heed to the state’s…

43 staffers at a California hospital tested positive for Covid-19. An inflatable costume may be to blame

January 3, 2021 11:51 AM CNN

Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…

3 more El Paso Covid-19 deaths as pandemic infections near 100,000

January 3, 2021 11:08 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three additional Covid-19 deaths along with 345 added cases on Sunday morning, as…

43 staffers at a California hospital tested positive for Covid-19. An air-powered costume may be to blame

January 3, 2021 9:46 AM CNN

Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…

For more than a month, US hospitals have had more than 100,000 coronavirus patients every day

January 3, 2021 7:47 AM CNN

Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the…

El Paso lifts virus order that mandated 10 p.m. restaurant closing time after Texas high court ruling

January 2, 2021 3:33 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court has struck down rules banning Austin-area restaurants from offering late-night dine-in service,…

‘This is about total collapse of the health care system if we have another spike’ of Covid-19

January 2, 2021 9:18 PM CNN

Even if you don’t have coronavirus, record-high Covid-19 hospitalizations could have a devastating impact on you. “If you are in a car…

Texas virus hospitalizations remain at near-record levels as 1 out of every 5 tests are positive

January 2, 2021 8:19 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Coronavirus hospitalizations fell slightly in Texas on Saturday but remained near their record high, as health officials said there…

Southern New Mexico sees 7 of state’s 32 new virus deaths

January 2, 2021 7:46 PM Jim Parker

SANTA FE, New Mexico — The state of New Mexico on Saturday reported 1,252 additional known Covid-19 cases and 32 additional deaths, increasing the…

No new El Paso virus deaths, but active cases & hospitalizations rise

January 2, 2021 8:47 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials on Saturday reported 421 additional known Covid-19 infections, but no new deaths. It marked a significant…

As US inches closer to 350,000 Covid-19 deaths, one model projects about 115,000 more could die in next four weeks

January 2, 2021 6:22 AM CNN

The US topped 20 million total infections and inched closer to 350,000 Covid-19 deaths on the first day of 2021 — proof of a grim reality…