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Colorado's Highest Mountain TownMexican president flouts coronavirus protocol to shake hands with mother of ‘El Chapo’
It was bad enough that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was seen shaking hands with a 92-year-old woman Sunday, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.But what really upset many Mexicans was not that the president was failing to obey his own orders for...
Fourth coronavirus cluster identified in San Diego County as cases near 300
A fourth coronavirus cluster was identified in San Diego County on Wednesday, and health officials warned the outbreak is going to get much worse in the near future, especially if residents ignore critical social-distancing orders.The number of people with COVID-19...
Coronavirus in NY: NYC’s ICU-bed capacity ranks in bottom quarter nationally
New York City’s ICU capacity shows the city was ill-equipped to handle a deadly outbreak compared to many far-less densely populated areas. The Big Apple’s intensive-care bed capacity of about 2.7 per 10,000 residents over the age of 15 — 1,800 beds total — ranks No....
Governor Gordon decides against ‘shelter in place’ order for Wyoming – Buckrail – Jackson Hole, news
JACKSON, Wyo. — As neighboring states Idaho, Colorado, and Montana have all issued statewide ‘stay in place’ orders, and the Town of Jackson made an ordinance of its own, Wyoming is not yet prepared to go that far with measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.In a...
Beauty salons, spas close while grocery, pet stores ‘essential’ in Salt Lake County public health order
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and the Salt Lake County Health Department issued a new public health order Sunday for the county after the state's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order issued Friday.Salt Lake County has an essential role in managing the...
Jared Polis Colorado death penalty repeal blasted by Democrat Rhonda Fields – Washington Times
DENVER — It was a foregone conclusion that Gov. Jared Polis would sign a bill this week repealing the death penalty in Colorado, but what he did next came as a gut-punch to Democratic state Sen. Rhonda Fields. After signing the legislation Monday, the governor, a...
Salt Lake County expected to share details on next steps to COVID-19 response plan Sunday
SALT LAKE CITY — People across the state of Utah are being asked to stay home as much as possible in order to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Gov. Gary Herbert issued a “Stay Safe, Stay Home” directive Friday. Shortly after, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall...
Lack of coronavirus tests leaves Larimer County in dark about number of cases
Lack of coronavirus testing leaves Larimer County in the dark about number of casesKelly Lyell Fort Collins ColoradoanPublished 6:33 PM EDT Mar 28, 2020Larimer County officials don’t know how many residents have the new coronavirus because so few have actually been...
2 new COVID-19 deaths reported; Utah up to 806 cases
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 787 in Utah residents and 19 in visitors, the Utah Department of Health confirmed Monday.Two more deaths were also reported, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to four. One of the deaths...