Food and drink sales suspended at NMSU sporting events due to mask non-compliance
UPDATE #1, FEB. 1: New Mexico State University leaders are asking fans to comply with the mask mandate if they want to attend the remainder of the…
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34 new Covid-19 deaths in El Paso, cases down from previous week
EL PASO, Texas – According to city health data, the number of El Paso deaths due to Covid-19 was up from the previous week. There were 34 deaths…
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Sarah Palin dines outdoors at restaurant two days after it’s revealed she tested positive for Covid-19
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan restaurant where Sarah Palin was spotted dining indoors while unvaccinated over the weekend confirmed that the former…
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El Paso Children’s Hospital sees rise in pediatric Covid patients; few with severe symptoms
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since the start of the year, El Paso has seen an increase in pediatric Covid cases and so have hospitals. Officials with…
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Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Moderna has begun testing an omicron-specific version of its COVID-19 vaccine in healthy adults. Moderna announced the…
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El Paso ISD’s new mask rule goes into effect today
EL PASO, Texas- The new EPISD mask policy goes into affect today. The new rule gives visitors, staff and students the option to opt out of wearing a…
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The medications you can take if you get Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — The omicron variant makes up nearly all new Covid cases in the U.S. If you’ve recently tested positive, a local emergency room…
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Here’s how Texans can get free at-home COVID-19 tests and N95 masks from the federal government
This month, the Texas’ COVID-19 positivity rate — the percentage of tests with positive results — soared to its highest peak yet amid the onset…
Continue Reading Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses
By Liz Stark The Biden administration is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses, following the Supreme…
Continue Reading Number of new Covid-19 cases climb in El Paso, breakthrough cases also up
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso health officials say 26 new Covid-19 related deaths were recorded in El Paso for the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Disability Rights of Texas can help the disabled get a Covid-19 vaccine
EL PASO, Texas — If you are disabled and need your Covid-19 vaccine there is an easier option to lines. Disability Rights of Texas is an…
Continue Reading Why some people are having problems ordering free Covid tests
By Tami Luhby, CNN Marisa Diaz y Diaz doesn’t understand why her order for the free federal home Covid-19 tests isn’t going through. The…
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2 years after COVID first hit the US, hundreds of thousands of Americans are still falling ill
By: Arielle Mitropoulos (ABC NEWS) At the beginning of 2020, as the nation celebrated the start of a new year, many Americans were still unaware of…
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Biden administration to distribute 400 million N95 masks to the public for free
By Jeremy Diamond and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free starting next week,…
Continue Reading Hong Kong plans to cull 2,000 hamsters over Covid fears. Pet owners are outraged
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong will euthanize about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals after a pet store worker and several rodents tested…
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COVID-19 resources for UTEP community as school enters spring semester
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP spring semester began Tuesday, but students returned to the classroom at a time when Covid-19 cases continue to rise in…
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El Paso ISD approves mask requirements with opt-out provision
El Paso, Texas – After a split vote, the El Paso Independent School District board on Tuesday directed its new superintendent to implement a mask…
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Gadsden ISD shifts some schools to remote learning due to Covid-19 levels
DOÑA ANA, NM — Some schools in the Gadsden district will shift to remote learning as they deal with higher levels of Covid-19 cases. According to a…
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El Paso Covid-19 testing lines grow longer; some say results are taking days to arrive
EL PASO, Texas – With the lines at El Paso testing sites growing longer, some ABC-7 viewers say the result times are taking days to arrive, and one…
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White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
By ZEKE MILLER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has quietly launched its website for Americans to…
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Majority of new Covid-19 deaths in El Paso remain among those not fully vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas – Covid-19 deaths in El Paso continue to impact patients who are not fully unvaccinated. There were 41 deaths reported for the…
Continue Reading BBB of El Paso: Fraudulent Covid-19 tests ‘flared up’ due to omicron surge
EL PASO, Texas — With the omicron variant surging, more people are trying to get a Covid-19 test. Several agencies nationwide, including the Better…
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Free at-home rapid Covid-19 tests to start shipping out this week
EL PASO, Texas — Americans will be able to start ordering at-home Covid-19 rapid tests from the federal government beginning this week. The new…
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CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have updated their mask guidance, encouraging more Americans to wear N95 or…
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Marines OK first religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has approved its first two COVID-19 vaccine exemptions based on…
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Federal testing website launches next week, 4 tests per home
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will…
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A combination of pandemic-related problems are creating empty shelves at grocery stores
EL PASO, Texas — Grocery stores are having a difficult time keeping their shelves fully stocked for customers, but it is not because of panic…
Continue Reading Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill was hailed as a game-changer, but supplies are scarce
By Andrea Kane and Nadia Kounang, CNN The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing Covid-19 cases to spike, with an average of more than 747,000…
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to…
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Biden to double free COVID tests, add masks to fight omicron
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the government plans to double to 1 billion the rapid, at-home COVID-19…
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