Tag: Masks
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Local nonprofit innovates clear masks for people deaf, hard of hearing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs nonprofit is distributing clear masks to help people who are deaf and hard of hearing communicate better. Masks made communication difficult during the pandemic between muffled voices and lack of facial cues.…
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ACLU files lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff over record COVID-19 outbreak at jail
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the coronavirus swept through Colorado’s penal institutions, El Paso County jail inmates went months without access to masks, even facing threats of discipline if they tried to use bed sheets or underwear as face coverings, the ACLU of Colorado said Sunday in a class-action…
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Polis extends Colorado’s mask mandate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis extended the state’s mask mandate for another 30 days, he announced during a news conference Monday. Colorado’s mask mandate went into effect in July, which helped reduce the spread of the virus throughout the summer. But as colder weather sets in and…
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1 million masks given to Colorado teachers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state provided public and private schools across Colorado with more than 1 million medical-grade face masks, officials said Thursday. Schools throughout the state have opened, with a variety of methods employed from in-person and…