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Safer at home in Colorado: What’s opening, what’s staying closed this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save – PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Gov. Jared Polis is relaxing social distancing restrictions in the state starting Monday, but has emphasized that COVID-19 is still a threat and that Colorado is not “in any way be going back to normal.” On Sunday, the…
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Coronavirus in Colorado: 552 reported deaths, more than 11,260 cases
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save – PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Stopping the spread of the coronavirus is difficult because up to half of the community transmission is by people who have no symptoms, the head of Colorado’s health department said in a news briefing Thursday. “That’s what really…
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Colorado’s stay-at-home order expires Sunday. Here are 11 things to know.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save – PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday that he’ll allow the stay-at-home order to expire on Sunday. Starting April 27, the state will transition into a new phase of social distancing, referred to by the governor as the Safer…
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National Guard to assist with COVID-19 testing at three long-term care facilities this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state’s unified command center started testing for COVID-19 at long-term care facilities on Sunday, and this week will complete testing at two more in the coming days. Assisted by the Colorado National Guard and the Colorado State Patrol, the Colorado Department of Public Health…
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Colorado health officials report social distancing has greatly reduced COVID-19 transmission
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save – PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak region. Data on social distancing efforts — including stay-at-home orders issued by Gov. Jared Polis in March — have reduced transmission of the coronavirus, well within the targets set by state public health officials and the governor. Officials with the Colorado…
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A copycat “Re-Open” protest? Honking horns for a different reason in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One-and-a-half miles south of the state Capitol on Monday, history repeated itself as dozens of cars drove around the block bordered by 1st and 2nd avenues and North Washington and Emerson streets. It was a curious sight, considering that Sunday’s “Re-Open Colorado” protest drew hundreds…
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Denver city golf courses to reopen Wednesday after closing due to COVID-19
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s city-owned golf courses will reopen Wednesday, albeit with strict guidelines, after remaining closed for more than a month due the coronavirus. The announcement came during Mayor Michael Hancock’s press conference on Monday in which…
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Denver City Council to call on Gov. Polis to cancel rent, mortgage payments during COVID-19 crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save -PHOTOS: Documenting COVID-19 in the Pikes Peak Region In response to mass unemployment caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, Denver City Council on Monday night was expected to pass a proclamation calling on Gov. Jared Polis to cancel rent and mortgage payments for residents who…