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COVID-19: Governor Eases Restrictions | The Line

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham places a bandana over her mouth in lieu of a facemask.

May 15, 2020 – This week, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the decision to lift some stay-at-home restrictions in all counties except for Cibola, San Juan, and McKinley. Starting Saturday, May 16, the new public health order includes allowing most retailers to open at 25% of maximum capacity, with big-box stores remaining at the 20%…

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Testing New Mexicans for COVID-19

A nurse holds up a vial reading "COVID-19 TEST".

May 8, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs takes a close look at the state’s COVID-19 testing capability with Sec. Kathyleen Kunkel of the New Mexico Department of Health. New Mexico has the capacity to test more than 5,000 people a day, but routinely falls thousands of tests short of that mark. While the back…

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