Tag: covid-19
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Increased testing, personal protection requirements for unvaccinated residential care staff
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis may have ended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Colorado, but the pandemic isn’t over for residential care facilities. As cases of COVID-19 begin to increase in Colorado, fueled by the more contagious delta variant, the state Department of Public Health and…
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Increased testing, personal protection requirements for unvaccinated residential care staff
Gov. Jared Polis may have ended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Colorado, but the pandemic isn’t over for residential care facilities. As cases of COVID-19 begin to increase in Colorado, fueled by the more contagious delta variant, the state Department of Public Health and Environment announced updated mitigation guidance for residential care facilities Friday.…
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Colorado officials recommend schools use masks, other measures — but will they require them?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State health officials Tuesday night “strongly” recommended school districts use layers of infection control efforts such as masking and distancing, but they stopped short of mandating any measure, instead leaving those decisions to local policymakers. In a document released by the state Department of Public…
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Colorado officials recommend schools use masks, other measures — but will they require them?
State health officials Tuesday night “strongly” recommended school districts use layers of infection control efforts such as masking and distancing, but they stopped short of mandating any measure, instead leaving those decisions to local policymakers. In a document released by the state Department of Public Health and Environment, officials urged using a mix of masking,…
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El Paso County offers rental assistance to those struggling from pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County residents facing homelessness due to financial hardship related to the pandemic may be eligible for rental assistance, county officials announced Monday. The county is partnering with the Colorado Division of Housing to run the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which helps eligible tenants…
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El Paso County offers rental assistance to those struggling from pandemic
El Paso County residents facing homelessness due to financial hardship related to the pandemic may be eligible for rental assistance, county officials announced Monday. The county is partnering with the Colorado Division of Housing to run the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which helps eligible tenants and landlords with rent and rental arrears. The goal of…
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Outbreak at homeless shelter in Colorado Springs leads to return of stricter practices
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After bringing back all 107 employees and 180 volunteers in June, Colorado Springs’ largest homeless shelter has a COVID-19 outbreak infecting 17 staff and clients. The most recent confirmed cases at Springs Rescue Mission were detected June 25, and the outbreak remains active, according to El…
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Outbreak at homeless shelter in Colorado Springs leads to return of stricter practices
After bringing back all 107 employees and 180 volunteers in June, Colorado Springs’ largest homeless shelter has a COVID-19 outbreak infecting 17 staff and clients. The most recent confirmed cases at Springs Rescue Mission were detected June 25, and the outbreak remains active, according to El Paso County Public Health data. Springs Rescue Mission since has…
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NEWS | Colorado Springs Bridge Center Reopens
After almost two years of shutdown due to COVID-19, the Colorado Springs Bridge Center celebrated a reopening last week. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Colorado mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mosquitos collected in Weld County tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday, marking the first confirmed case of the disease so far this season statewide, the department reported. The infected mosquitos were discovered during a…