{"id":18000,"date":"2020-09-04T10:12:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T17:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=18000"},"modified":"2020-09-08T08:22:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:22:28","slug":"coping-with-covid-during-labor-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/coping-with-covid-during-labor-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Coping With COVID During Labor Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coping With COVID During Labor Day Weekend | In Touch\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MUdALZpgM2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 4, 2020<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. David Scrase, cabinet secretary for the Human Services Department, knows that as the Labor Day weekend approaches, New Mexicans will want to gather and may be tempted to flout public health rules on masking and social distancing. 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