Borderland RV sales stay steady through pandemic
ANTHONY, Texas– With the global pandemic shutting down industries around the country, one has discovered a way to stay on the road. It seems the RV…
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Unsung school cafeteria heroes push on through pandemic, feed 60,000 El Paso students weekly
EL PASO, Texas — Monday, Wednesday and Friday, El Paso Independent School District cafeteria employees wake up early to hit the…
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El Paso officials worry Memorial Day will lead to another virus spike as more reopening nears
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city and county leaders expressed concern during a Thursday evening briefing on Covid-19 that the upcoming holiday weekend…
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‘There is fear’: 7 more Juárez virus deaths, including Cereso prisoner, as fatality rate tops Mexico’s average
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — El Paso’s sister city across the border reported seven new coronavirus deaths on Thursday, one of those being an inmate at…
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What’s the right way to open schools?
You can try all you want to open the country, but without schools and summer camps and child care, the country will not be open. Modern society is…
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Doctor in small Georgia city says coronavirus spread through community before hospital staff found out what it was
Coronavirus spread through a southwest Georgia city for 10 days in March before hospital staff were told what was filling their wards with…
Continue Reading At least 4 states combined numbers from two tests, possibly providing a misleading picture of coronavirus spread
At least four states combined data from two different test results, potentially providing a misleading picture of when and where coronavirus spread…
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Virus outbreak at Santa Teresa meat plant now infects 57 workers
SANTA TERESA, Texas — A coronavirus outbreak at a southern New Mexico meat plant has grown larger, with up to 14% of its workforce testing positive,…
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‘We’re still expecting a spike’: Weekly check-in with UMC’s Dr. Jose Burgos
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
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Doña Ana County, fueled by meat plant & college outbreaks, leads New Mexico in new virus cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported a spike of 40 new coronavirus cases in Doña Ana County on Thursday, likely fueled by…
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Virus testing ordered at all state-run homes, hospitals in wake of El Paso Psychiatric Center outbreak
EL PASO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to expand coronavirus testing to all patients,…
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Coronavirus cases surpass 2,000 in El Paso County with 3 new deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health released new data on Thursday morning which showed three more people have died from…
Continue Reading Sweden is still nowhere near ‘herd immunity,’ even though it didn’t go into lockdown
Sweden has revealed that despite adopting more relaxed measures to control coronavirus, only 7.3% of people in Stockholm had developed the antibodies…
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Democratic senators ask White House to prepare for a double dose of flu and coronavirus in fall
The White House should be getting the nation ready now for the double threat of influenza and coronavirus in the fall, a group of Democratic senators…
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Democratic senators ask White House to prepare for a double dose of flu and coronavirus in fall
The White House should be getting the nation ready now for the double threat of influenza and coronavirus in the fall, a group of Democratic senators…
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Democratic senators ask White House to ready for a double dose of flu and coronavirus in fall
The White House should be getting the nation ready now for the double threat of influenza and coronavirus in the fall, a group of Democratic senators…
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Texas to gradually reopen driver’s license offices
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas driver’s license offices will gradually reopen with limited services starting May 26, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday.…
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What eating in a restaurant may look like during the pandemic
Michelin-starred meals via delivery. Instagram Live cooking demos. Gourmet boxes from community supported agriculture. While the country’s…
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2-day-old baby becomes world’s youngest virus death as global infections top 5 million
CAPETOWN, South Africa — A 2-day-old baby who was born prematurely in South Africa has died from Covid-19, officials said Thursday. The infant is…
Continue Reading When Staying Home Isn’t Safe: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s podcast for May 21
For some of us, sheltering at home could mean being isolated with an abusive relative or partner, unable to get help. As the lockdown continues,…
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At least a dozen with ties to NMSU and Doña Ana Community College test positive for virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — At least a dozen people connected with New Mexico State University’s Las Cruces campus and Doña Ana Community College…
Continue Reading Coronavirus testing is ‘a mess’ in the US, report says
Coronavirus testing in the United States is disorganized and needs coordination at the national level, infectious disease experts said in a new…
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LCPS holding drive-thru graduations Thursday and Friday
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools announced Friday that it will allow the class of 2020 to graduate as scheduled, but with…
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If US had started social distancing a week earlier, about 36,000 fewer people would have died, study says
If the United States had started social distancing just a week earlier, it could have prevented the loss of at least 36,000 lives to the coronavirus,…
Continue Reading Scientists say they may have found a skinny gene
We all know the type. They can eat all they want, spend zero time at the gym and don’t put on an ounce. Now, according to new preliminary…
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CVS to offer drive-thru coronavirus testing at its 3 El Paso pharmacies
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three El Paso CVS pharmacies will start offering drive-thru coronavirus testing on Friday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made the…
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‘Exploiting the pandemic for financial gain’: El Paso area CBP officers seize 1,000 counterfeit Covid-19 test kits
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Customs and Border Protection announced its agents in the El Paso area seized 1,000 counterfeit Covid-19 test kits last…
Continue Reading The biologist whose advice went viral tells us what to do next
Stop worrying about those runners and cyclists without a mask, whom you scoff at as you walk outside. Worry instead about the loud talkers in crowded…
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At least 4 states combined results from two tests, possibly providing a misleading picture of coronavirus spread
At least four states combined data from two different test results, potentially providing a misleading picture of when and where coronavirus spread…
Continue Reading CDC advises to test all babies born to moms with coronavirus
All newborns delivered to women with Covid-19 infections, confirmed or suspected, should be tested, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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