5 things to know for September 22: Coronavirus, SCOTUS, China, Navalny, Botswana
Nearly 11 million people are under flash flood watches across the Texas and Louisiana coasts after Tropical Storm Beta made landfall. Here’s…
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50 fun things to do this fall (take your pick)
As we head into autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and temperatures start to cool down, the pandemic can’t change that it’s still the…
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Bowie High School student tests positive for virus, was in contact with other students & staff
EL PASO, Texas – A student at Bowie High School has tested positive for Covid-19, the El Paso Independent School District announced Monday night.…
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Texas begins easing virus restrictions for 1st time in months as death toll nears 15,000
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday began relaxing some coronavirus restrictions for the first time in months, including allowing restaurants to let…
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Dona Ana County has 18 of state’s 106 new virus cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials on Monday reported 106 new Covid-19 cases with two additional deaths in New Mexico, increasing its…
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3rd virus case reported in Canutillo ISD; 2nd to occur at Alderete Middle School
CANUTILLO, Texas – A person at Alderete Middle School has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the third known case of coronavirus in the…
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2 more LCPS employees test positive for virus, bringing total to 10
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Two more Las Cruces Public Schools employees have tested positive for Covid-19, the district announced Monday. These cases…
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As doctors worry about ‘a very apocalyptic fall,’ the CDC retracts info on how Covid-19 spreads
As most US states head in the wrong direction with coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has retracted key information about…
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As doctors worry about ‘a very apocalyptic fall,’ the CDC retracts info on how Covid-19 spreads
As most US states head in the wrong direction with coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has retracted key information about…
Continue Reading Quitting smoking apps that help you acknowledge your triggers work better, study shows
If you’re trying to quit smoking, it could pay to acknowledge and accept your cravings rather than avoid them. And downloading a smartphone app…
Continue Reading In nursing homes and assisted living communities, minorities suffer most from Covid-19, research says
Older racial and ethnic minority residents in nursing homes and assisted living communities in the United States and their caregivers have been hit…
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Despite progress since July, most states are going backward with Covid-19 as doctors worry about ‘a very apocalyptic fall’
It’s the last day of summer, but doctors are already saying this will be a grueling fall unless everyone takes Covid-19 seriously. “We…
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CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne coronavirus transmission, says update ‘was posted in error’
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus is transmitted, removing…
Continue Reading CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne virus transmission, says it ‘was posted in error’
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus…
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U.K. medical experts raise nation’s Covid-19 alert level, say cases are rising ‘rapidly and probably exponentially’
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief medical officers have raised the nation’s official COVID-19 alert level, meaning the virus is in general…
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2 new virus deaths occur in El Paso as active cases surpass 3,000 for 1st time in weeks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus deaths on Monday morning. It brings the death toll in…
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CDC now says Covid-19 can spread through the air, not only through close contact
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance on its website to say coronavirus can commonly spread…
Continue Reading Most of the US is headed in the wrong direction again with Covid-19 cases as deaths near 200,000
Despite making progress after a difficult summer, most of the US is heading in the wrong direction again as the nation closes in on 200,000 Covid-19…
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Dona Ana County sees a dozen of state’s 67 new virus cases
SANTE FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 67 new confirmed coronavirus cases with two additional…
Continue Reading Pine-Sol cleaner has been approved to kill coronavirus on hard surfaces
Pine-Sol’s original cleaner has been approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a product that can kill the coronavirus on…
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El Paso VA to do in-person care up to 50 percent of its pre-pandemic patient load
EL PASO, Texas – Starting Monday, the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System will start seeing up to 50 percent of its pre-pandemic patient…
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El Paso inches toward 500 virus deaths; 2nd straight day of triple-digit new case increases
EL PASO, Texas — Two more coronavirus deaths reported on Sunday raised El Paso County’s death tally to 489, as it inches towards 500 – a mark which…
Continue Reading Some college students face stay-at-home orders as local leaders try to control Covid-19 spread
Hoping to slow an outbreak of Covid-19 cases among its students, a small college in Rhode Island announced a stay-at-home order this week after more…
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Las Cruces nursing home resident among state’s 6 new virus deaths; facility now has 7 fatalities
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among a half-dozen new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported on Saturday. State…
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How pancreatic cancer has been a deadly disease for American icons in 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg was diagnosed with pancreatic…
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‘It gives me hope’: NMSU sees low virus positivity rate a month into semester
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Four weeks after students’ return to campus, New Mexico State University has had a total of 16 people test positive for the…
Continue Reading 3 more El Paso virus deaths as new cases, hospitalizations are up
EL PASO, Texas — The deaths of three men, two in their 60s and one in his 80s, took El Paso County’s coronavirus fatality count to 487 on Saturday.…
Continue Reading The new ethics of Covid: Holding each other accountable for risky behavior saves lives
While I was hiking recently with my family, a woman came toward us from the other direction, wearing a standard face mask. As we neared, she jumped…
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EPCC trustee who lost both parents, was hospitalized for Covid-19, calls for plasma donors
EL PASO, Texas — The Covid-19 virus has affected thousands of El Pasoans. ABC-7 has been closely following the emotional journey of El Paso…
Continue Reading As many as 51% of all school employees are at increased risk of Covid-19, study finds
School districts across the country are navigating how to reopen safely amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and the results of a new study could…
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