As parents are starting to realize that, yes, schools will be reopening next month, a lot of them are wondering what the hell we’re doing. I mean, if it was mission critical to shutter schools nationwide when roughly 30,000 people a day were testing positive for the coronavirus, why is it suddenly OK to reopen […]
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Worker at Colorado emergency operations center, where governor briefs media, tests positive for coronavirus
A member of Colorado’s Unified Command Group at the State Emergency Operations Center in Centennial just outside of Denver has tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials say. The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said the worker tested positive on Saturday. Spokeswoman Micki Trost said staffers who determine they worked in the […]
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Silverman: Be a positive lifeline during the coronavirus quarantine – we’re all in this together
How often do we get a chance to be heroes? And make a sacrifice for our city, state and country in a time of war? We must stay home to save lives. Time to hunker down. Some are still mulling with whom to hunker. Or perhaps going solo. Talk about your big decisions! This home detention […]
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Nicolais: Comparisons of the coronavirus to the flu should terrify us
Last Friday the 13th, my neighbor passed away. Gary had a weakened immune system, contracted influenza followed by pneumonia, survived on a ventilator for several days and finally died. I became profoundly mournful after hearing the news. First and foremost, I’d known Gary to be a good, kind and generous man in the 10 years […]
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Opinion: I’m the mayor of Vail — and now I have coronavirus, too
You’ve heard the message from public health experts near and far: COVID-19 has no borders or boundaries. I can now attest to that personally: I have tested positive and am in isolation. In following the protocols to notify those I’ve been in contact with, I’ve been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support that has been […]
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Colorado hospitals are postponing elective surgeries, reusing masks in preparation for a coronavirus surge
Some Colorado hospitals are postponing elective surgeries, imposing greater restrictions on visitors and telling staff to reuse protective respirator masks that are intended for one-time use. The moves come as health care systems in the state change their focus from testing for transmission of the new coronavirus, to trying to slow the spread of COVID-19 […]
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Colorado has its first, second presumptive cases of coronavirus
Watch Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials deliver a briefing on the state’s first presumptive cases of COVID-19. Colorado has its first two presumptive cases of the coronavirus, COVID-19. The first is a man in his 30s who was visiting Colorado from California and became ill in Summit County, Gov. Jared Polis said […]
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Carman: Coronavirus is coming soon, but don’t panic – doctor’s orders
Dr. David Cohn was on a cruise to Antarctica recently when COVID-19 was grabbing all the headlines and becoming an epidemic across China. About a quarter of the passengers aboard the ship were from China, and they celebrated Chinese New Year with the rest of the amiable group as they all walked with penguins, viewed […]
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HIV-prevention funding is being slashed in Colorado, even as a growing number of people are diagnosed
An alert went out to health agencies in late summer: the number of Coloradans diagnosed with HIV was on the rise, especially women. The state health department is now predicting 455 people will receive HIV diagnoses by the end of 2019, up from 409 last year. And this comes after more than a decade of […]