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NM Human Services Secretary on COVID-19 Testing and Preparedness

Three face masks of assorted types.

April 3, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with Dr. David Scrase, who is part of the team coordinating New Mexico’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A geriatrician who now leads the Human Services Department, Dr. Scrase talks about the state’s testing capacity, how it impacts the spread of the novel coronavirus, and how…

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New Mexico Under Stay-at-Home Restriction | The Line

Composite of illustration of a house with label "#stayhome it could save lives", with the New Mexico flag in the background.

March 27, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel discuss Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s recent statewide stay-at-home order and the edict that all non-essential businesses must close. The group discusses implications for people laid off or furloughed and what the orders mean for the businesses that employed them. The Line also looks at the rising numbers of New Mexican testing positive for COVID-19, and the first state death related…

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