Tag: Tri-county Health Department
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Several Denver-area public health agencies recommend wearing masks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several local public health agencies across the Denver metro area recommending residents and visitors to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. These recommendations align with the new COVID-19 guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week as cases…
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Aurora City Council indefinitely postpones 2019 sugary drink ordinance
After a year and a half of discussions, votes and postponements, the Aurora City Council voted Monday to indefinitely postpone an ordinance that would make non-sugary drinks the default on kids’ menus. The Healthy Kid Meal Ordinance was first introduced to council committees in December 2019 and passed its first vote 6-3 in March 2020;…
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How Colorado restaurants are reacting to loosening COVID-19 restrictions
Daniel Ramirez, the co-CEO of Los Dos Potrillos, said there isn’t one singular word that can describe how difficult the last year has been as a restaurant owner. From the state abruptly shutting down Los Dos Portillos’ four locations last March to laying off many of their staff members and implementing curbside-to-go options, Daniel and his brother…
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Douglas County pulls out of Tri-County health order
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to pull out of Tri-County Health Department’s public health order Tuesday and will allow restaurants to operate at 100% capacity beginning Friday. Currently, Douglas County is operating at the state’s COVID dial level yellow, but will move…
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Tri-County Health Department no longer requires face masks outdoors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Tri-County Health Department amended its face covering order Monday, removing the requirement that masks be worn in public outdoor spaces. Masks are still required to be worn in indoor public spaces by everyone older than 10 years old. Children ages of 2 to 10…
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Tri-County Health adds phone operators to help elderly without internet to register for vaccine
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Grizzly Rose shut down indefinitely by health department following video of large crowds
The Grizzly Rose was ordered to shut down immediately by the Tri-County Health Department Tuesday after a video from the popular country bar and dance hall was posted online showing large crowds. The video showed hundreds of people gathered there over the weekend, with no social distancing and the vast majority not wearing masks. Under…
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Free COVID-19 testing site to open in Denver’s Fort Logan neighborhood
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new free community COVID-19 testing site is set to open Tuesday in Denver’s Fort Logan neighborhood, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced. The testing site, run in partnership with the Tri-County…
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CDPHE modifies requirement for outdoor dining areas and now requires two completely open sides
On the verge of winter’s official arrival on Monday, state health officials have modified the requirements for outdoor dining structures. Guidelines set by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment now require outdoor dining areas to have two non-adjacent sides completely open from the floor to the ceiling or side to side, according to the…
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Adams County extends Level Red, curfew into 2021
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Adams County has extended last month’s public health order into 2021 as COVID-19 cases continue to be the highest in the metro area, the Tri-County Health Department announced Tuesday. The public health order, which first…