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Update From Los Alamos Public Schools

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By Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
Superintendent
Los Alamos Public Schools

Greetings from the Los Alamos Public Schools!

On Tuesday, July 14th, the School Board will be reviewing the Safe-Start Task Force Report.

The task force considered learning options, CDC guidelines, social emotional learning, child care, science and safety protocols, sports and extracurricular activities, emergency drills, communications, policies for students and employees, school calendars and transportation.

Click here to read the Safe-Start Task Force Report

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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 15,291 With 3 New Deaths And 6,363 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 264 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 12 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 2 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases: 

  • 59 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 17 new cases in Chaves County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 11 new cases in Curry County
  • 82 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 4 new cases in Eddy County
  • 2 new cases in Grant County
  • 2 new new cases in Hidalgo
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New Mexico Re-enacts Certain Public Health Restrictions: Indoor Seating At Restaurants And Breweries Prohibited; State Parks Accessible Only To NM Residents

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced a new public health emergency order re-enacting emergency public health restrictions on high-contact indoor environments where face-coverings are not worn in order to slow the rising spread of COVID-19 across the state.

The public health order declaring the state’s renewed public health protections is effective today, Monday, July 13 – a copy of the document is attached here.​

The order is effective through July 30.

New Mexico’s statewide cases of COVID-19 and rolling Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 15,028 With 2 New Deaths And 6,322 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 262 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County has another new case today, bringing the total to 12 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 2 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases: 

  • 111 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 2 new cases in Chaves County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases in Curry County
  • 32 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 2 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in
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World Health Organization Announces Independent Panel To Evaluate Global Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO News:

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In remarks to WHO Member States, Dr. Tedros said the Panel will be co-chaired by former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark and former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Prime Minister Clark went to on lead the United Nations Development Programme and President Sirleaf is a recipient Read More

Neeper: The Complexity Of COVID

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By DON NEEPER
Formerly of Los Alamos

COVID-19 shocked the complex system that is our society. Our collective reactions to COVID might be as dangerous as the virus itself.

Society is one example of what scientists call a complex system—many actors (in this case people and institutions) altering individual moves based on responses of the other actors. Complex systems can have emergent system-wide patterns, like the schooling of fish or the fluctuations of the stock market.

Systems become complex as the number of contacts between actors increases. Within two human generations, the number of Read More

New Mexico Environment Department Posts Notice Of Imminent Endangerment After Four Employees Test Positive For COVID-19 At Las Cruces Walmart

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Walmart Supercenter at 3331 Rinconada Blvd. in Las Cruces. Courtesy photo

NMED News: 

LAS CRUCES — This morning, the Occupational Health and Safety Bureau of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) posted a notice of imminent and substantial endangerment to employees and the public at the Walmart Supercenter at 3331 Rinconada Blvd. in Las Cruces.

The store, which employs more than 400 people, must close immediately after four employees tested positive for COVID-19 over the last three weeks.

Walmart stated they do not require employees who test positive to self-quarantine for 14 days, Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 14,773 With 4 New Deaths And 6,271 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 230 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 11 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 4 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 80 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Catron County
  • 1 new case in Chaves County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 12 new cases in Curry County
  • 32 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 13 new cases in Eddy County
  • 2 new cases in Grant County
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