Tag: Coronavirus
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Denver will continue to house members of high-risk homeless population at Aloft Hotels
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council gave final approval Monday night to a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The resolutions will extend the…
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Denver committee agrees to extend use of 140 hotel rooms for homeless population
Denver’s Finance and Governance Committee on Tuesday moved a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The city began providing food and shelter at the Aloft Hotel at the start of the…
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Denver extends COVID local disaster declaration to end of June
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council approved a resolution extending the city’s disaster declaration relating to the COVID-19 pandemic to June 27. The declaration was originally issued by Mayor Michael Hancock on March 12, 2020, and was set to expire on May 30. The city decided to extend…
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Masks, vaccinations should be framed as ‘matter of personal responsibility,’ Polis says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the omicron wave ebbs, state and local leaders should frame masks and vaccinations as a matter of personal responsibility, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Over the past two weeks, a number of states have eased their…
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Second COVID testing site opens at Denver International Airport
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A second XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location opened Wednesday at Denver International Airport for travelers. The new location includes both rapid and PCR tests on the southwest end of Level 5 of the Jeppesen Terminal, between Boulder Beer Tap House and Hudson News. Folks can get…
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Omicron infections now below delta wave; need for additional doses of vaccine ‘likely’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are fewer Coloradans hospitalized with COVID-19 now than at any point since early October as the omicron wave continues to rapidly subside, a decline that state officials hope will shepherd in months of pandemic calm. COVID-19 infections, which just 30 days ago were more…
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COVID-19 contact tracing in El Paso County, Denver plows on as other communities pull back
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While some states and counties ended their coronavirus contact tracing efforts during January in the face of an overwhelming wave of omicron cases, El Paso County and Denver public health workers have plowed on — prioritizing groups and individuals most at risk of severe illness. The…
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At least 3 metro counties to vote on mask orders Monday; Denver still ‘having conversations’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boards of health representing Adams, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties will vote Monday on whether to require masks in indoor settings, as officials in Denver continue to discuss whether to implement their own orders. Public health officials in those three counties — including the board that will…
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COVID vaccines to be required for large, unseated indoor events in Denver metro area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In order to attend large indoor, unseated events in the Denver metro area, attendees will soon have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a public health order published Sunday. The vaccine requirement will…