/tags/masks masks en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:13:04 GMT /local-news/2021-08-17/new-mexico-reinstates-statewide-mask-mandate Amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in New Mexico, and as the vaccination rate stagnates, the state announced Tuesday, Aug. 17, it is… Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:13:04 GMT /local-news/2021-08-17/new-mexico-reinstates-statewide-mask-mandate Nash Jones /2021-07-21/schools-get-mixed-messaging-on-mask-policies Experts largely agree that schools should open to in-person learning this fall, but there’s disagreement on masking policies. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:05:09 GMT /2021-07-21/schools-get-mixed-messaging-on-mask-policies Madelyn Beck /news/2021-02-02/health-experts-urge-double-masking-as-coronavirus-mutates As highly contagious coronavirus variants spread, health experts in the Mountain West and beyond are urging people to upgrade and double up their masks. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:35:18 GMT /news/2021-02-02/health-experts-urge-double-masking-as-coronavirus-mutates Stephanie Serrano /news/2021-01-26/we-know-masks-work-yet-we-dont-consistently-wear-them-survey-finds As President Joe Biden calls for a 100-day mask challenge, a new study finds the majority of adults in the U.S. still don't wear masks consistently when... Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:18:20 GMT /news/2021-01-26/we-know-masks-work-yet-we-dont-consistently-wear-them-survey-finds Stephanie Serrano /news/2020-12-11/as-protesters-target-private-homes-one-utah-city-tries-to-limit-residential-picketing Anti-mask and anti-lockdown protesters are targeting public health officials and politicians in parts of the Mountain West – sometimes at their own homes. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:14:44 GMT /news/2020-12-11/as-protesters-target-private-homes-one-utah-city-tries-to-limit-residential-picketing Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck /local-news/2020-11-10/guns-threats-and-insults-at-roundhouse-rally-to-support-trump On Saturday, Nov. 7, just after the presidential race was called for Biden, hundreds turned up on the steps of the state’s capital for a rally against… Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:04:12 GMT /local-news/2020-11-10/guns-threats-and-insults-at-roundhouse-rally-to-support-trump Marisa Demarco /local-news/2020-09-01/amid-harvest-season-farmworkers-lack-access-to-covid-testing-and-safety-measures New Mexico’s harvest season is reaching its peak as the coronavirus continues to spread. The state’s agricultural workforce faces unique barriers to… Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:05:53 GMT /local-news/2020-09-01/amid-harvest-season-farmworkers-lack-access-to-covid-testing-and-safety-measures Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /2020-08-31/mask-wearing-has-increased-the-most-in-the-mountain-west-survey-suggests The Mountain West has seen the largest increase in mask-wearing over the last few months than any other region, according to a new Pew Research Center... Mon, 31 Aug 2020 18:03:02 GMT /2020-08-31/mask-wearing-has-increased-the-most-in-the-mountain-west-survey-suggests Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck /local-news/2020-07-16/local-restaurants-weather-new-round-of-restrictions-as-state-association-pushes-back Restaurants in New Mexico are back where they were for a few days in late May, with limited outdoor seating, but no indoor dining allowed. New Mexico… Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:06:45 GMT /local-news/2020-07-16/local-restaurants-weather-new-round-of-restrictions-as-state-association-pushes-back Nash Jones /news/2020-07-16/with-new-addition-of-colorado-half-of-mountain-west-now-mandates-masks-in-public Colorado is the latest state in the Mountain West to issue a mask requirement, joining Nevada and New Mexico. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 22:12:05 GMT /news/2020-07-16/with-new-addition-of-colorado-half-of-mountain-west-now-mandates-masks-in-public Rae Ellen Bichell, Rae Ellen Bichell