2 more virus deaths in New Mexico; 1 new infection in Dona Ana County
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two more deaths from the coronavirus have occurred in New Mexico, state officials said Monday, bringing the state’s death…
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Las Cruces City Council debates legality of $4.75 million virus aid plan
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — For four hours on Monday afternoon, the Las Cruces City Council grappled to find a legal way to provide aid to thousands of…
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Texas reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, raising total fatalities to 38
DALLAS, Texas — Four more people in Texas with Covid-19 have died, as the number of people with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus swelled…
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Las Palmas Medical Center doctor diagnosed with coronavirus
EL PASO, Texas — A doctor at Las Palmas Medical Center is now the first known case of a healthcare worker in El Paso to be diagnosed with the…
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President Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continues
WASHINGTON, DC — Siding with public health experts’ dire projections, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to extend restrictive…
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El Paso, Las Cruces receive ‘C’ grades for social distancing on national scoreboard: See the data
EL PASO, Texas — A company that analyzes GPS data from smartphones gives the Borderland a “C” grade for social distancing, which is below the…
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Johnson & Johnson wants to start testing its coronavirus vaccine by September
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson plans to begin human clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine by September with a goal of the first batches…
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Interactive tracking chart shows El Paso virus cases rapidly growing as ‘community spread’ kicks in
EL PASO, Texas — A new interactive tracking chart from El Paso Matters shows how the number of positive coronavirus cases have rapidly grown since…
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Pregnant during a pandemic: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for March 30
Imagine the challenge of expecting a child without knowing what to expect. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta shares the stories of…
Continue Reading Air pollution and heart disease skyrockets risk for dementia, study says
People with heart conditions who live in areas with even minimal air pollution are at increased risk for dementia, according to a new study published…
Continue Reading How to decide whether to bring your elderly parent home from assisted living during the pandemic
Dr. Alison Webb took her 81-year-old father out of assisted living to live. Coleen Hubbard took her 85-year-old mother out of independent living to…
Continue Reading My roommates and I built a coronavirus plan. We didn’t expect to need to put it in action so quickly
Just over two weeks ago, I was visiting New York City, and the world felt poised on a precipice. As cases ratcheted up in the city and I girded…
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More restrictions coming as El Paso virus cases grow to 40 amid ‘community spread’; new map shows locations
EL PASO, Texas – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in El Paso County went up by five on Sunday and now stands at 40, with health…
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Federal social distancing guidelines extended until April 30 as Dr. Fauci says 200,000 U.S. deaths possible
WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of infectious diseases for the National Institutes of Health, on Sunday projected the possibility…
Continue Reading US coronavirus cases top 139,000 as Trump extends social distancing guidelines until April 30
The United States will extend its set of social distancing guidelines until April 30, President Trump said in a coronavirus news briefing at the…
Continue Reading New York state overrules a hospital policy saying mothers must give birth without their partners
Days after a hospital system said it wouldn’t allow women to have visitors during childbirth, New York state quashed that policy. Last week,…
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Gov. Abbott expands travel restrictions, launches pop-up hospital as Texas cases top 2,500 with 34 deaths
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday ratcheted up travel restrictions into Texas during the coronavirus pandemic, while announcing the…
Continue Reading 29 new virus cases in New Mexico brings total to 237; no new infections in Doña Ana County
SANTA FE, New Mexico – New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 29 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, raising the state…
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Anthony ISD, Fabens ISD and El Paso Catholic all extend school closures indefinitely due to virus
EL PASO, Texas — Several more El Paso County school districts announced Sunday that they were extending their closures indefinitely as the county…
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Country music legend Joe Diffie dies from coronavirus
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Country music legendary singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk…
Continue Reading A 33-year-old member of the Louisiana governor’s staff dies of coronavirus complications
A 33-year-old member of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ staff has died due to complications from coronavirus. April Dunn served in the…
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Covid-19 will change us as a species
I turned 61 last week, and am now, along with millions of others across the globe, within the higher risk group for Covid-19. Before this turn of…
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A 3rd NYPD member dies of coronavirus after hundreds of officers test positive
New York City police lost its first detective to Covid-19, marking the third NYPD death to the disease that has afflicted the department. Detective…
Continue Reading The US keeps millions of chickens in secret farms to make flu vaccines. But their eggs won’t work for coronavirus
Across the United States, prized chickens are laying life-saving eggs at secret farms. Few people know where the chickens are kept — their…
Continue Reading Here’s how to debunk coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories from friends and family
Misinformation and family While the coronavirus pandemic has isolated family and friends inside their homes, it has in many cases increased online or…
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Trump backs away from enforced virus quarantine for NY, has CDC issue a ‘strong travel advisory’
WASHINGTON, DC — After threatening it earlier in the day, President Donald Trump on Saturday evening said he would not be using an “enforceable…
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Bridge vendors in Juárez struggle with lack of border traffic; only a newspaper vendor still allowed to sell
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Dozens of street vendors who rely on International Bridge traffic between El Paso and Juarez have lost their source of…
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Las Cruces group sews much-needed face masks for elderly, healthcare workers: Find out how you can help
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Volunteers in Las Cruces are doing their part to help curb the spread of coronavirus. “We decided that this was a critical…
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Borderland restaurants become grocery stores, selling fresh produce to customers
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — With sources of revenue being shut down due to the Borderland’s stay-at-home mandates, local restaurants are opening up…
Continue Reading CDC issues travel advisory for New York tri-state area after coronavirus kills more than 2,000
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been placed under a 14-day travel advisory in the latest effort by United States officials to slow down the…
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