749 Views Four years ago today, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the state was starting to shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the beginning of a public health emergency. Businesses shut down, students learned from home and hospitals across the state were overrun.
912 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It has been three long years since the COVID lockdowns and pandemic restrictions, but as we continue the return to normalcy, our state’s hospitals are also starting to return to some pre-pandemic operations. The biggest change you may notice is mask requirements have been lifted at
972 Views The Navajo Nation has rescinded a mask mandate that’s been in effect since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Friday, fulfilling a pledge that new tribal President Buu Nygren made while campaigning for the office.
1,078 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) issued a public health emergency order on Thursday. Officials said there is a notable strain on the healthcare system at this time.
1,292 Views On Monday, June 20, the University of New Mexico administration announced that three-ply surgical masks or better are now recommended, but not required, indoors for all students, faculty and staff at the Albuquerque, Gallup and Valencia campuses, effective June 21. This new recommendation comes in response to the
1,458 Views The Biden administration will extend the federal mask mandate for all transportation networks through May 3, 15 days after it had been set to expire amid a new coronavirus surge fueled by the BA.2 variant.
1,288 Views Nationwide estimates highlight children who lost parents and caregivers ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly everyone knows someone who got sick or passed away from COVID-19. And now, a recent report indicates a significant number of New Mexico children may have lost caretakers through the course of the pandemic.
978 Views For the first time in nearly a year, all of Sonora’s 72 municipalities in Mexico are considered green — or low risk — by state health authorities. That was nearly achieved two weeks ago when just Alamos in southern Sonora was considered yellow, or moderate risk.
1,498 Views Doctors: Mask wearing depends on health and what county you’re in Are you tired of wearing masks or do you still want to keep them on? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some new recommendations when it comes to wearing masks. The new model focuses on
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