/tags/pandemic-2020 pandemic 2020 en-US Copyright Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:35:57 GMT /local-news/2021-03-14/no-more-normal-a-year-in-pandemic Twelve months ago, team NoMoNo was busy having conversations about how we were going to make a show that covered the response to a global pandemic. What… Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:35:57 GMT /local-news/2021-03-14/no-more-normal-a-year-in-pandemic Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2021-02-15/where-are-the-jobs-in-new-mexico About 100,000 New Mexicans are receiving unemployment benefits right now. Many of those people lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and some of those jobs… Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:41:16 GMT /local-news/2021-02-15/where-are-the-jobs-in-new-mexico Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-12-08/n-m-hospitals-work-creatively-to-avoid-crisis-standards-of-care As COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high in New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Friday that enables hospitals to plan for a… Tue, 08 Dec 2020 21:50:19 GMT /local-news/2020-12-08/n-m-hospitals-work-creatively-to-avoid-crisis-standards-of-care Nash Jones /local-news/2020-11-08/no-more-normal-journey-through-election-week-2020 Wow, we just had a tense bunch of days, each one filled with anticipation and impatience and consternation. From people worrying about how the election… Mon, 09 Nov 2020 02:21:18 GMT /local-news/2020-11-08/no-more-normal-journey-through-election-week-2020 Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-10-16/new-mexico-reports-first-flu-case-health-officials-urge-people-to-get-vaccinated As New Mexico saw multiple days of record high coronavirus case numbers this week, the New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday announced this season’s… Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:59:28 GMT /local-news/2020-10-16/new-mexico-reports-first-flu-case-health-officials-urge-people-to-get-vaccinated Ty Bannerman /local-news/2020-10-13/voices-behind-the-vote-educator-turned-stay-at-home-parent-on-u-s-covid-response The federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is on the ballot this year as President Trump runs for reelection in a country that’s seen… Wed, 14 Oct 2020 02:22:42 GMT /local-news/2020-10-13/voices-behind-the-vote-educator-turned-stay-at-home-parent-on-u-s-covid-response Nash Jones /local-news/2020-09-09/report-raises-concerns-over-safety-lack-of-accountability-in-nursing-homes About a quarter of COVID-19 patients in nursing homes die, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. There have been nearly 200 deaths in New… Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:57:58 GMT /local-news/2020-09-09/report-raises-concerns-over-safety-lack-of-accountability-in-nursing-homes Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /public-affairs/2020-09-02/workforce-solutions-borrows-from-feds-to-extend-unemployment-benefits The national unemployment rate dropped in July to just over 10%, while New Mexico’s unemployment rate rose in that period to just over 12%. One reason is… Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:23:14 GMT /public-affairs/2020-09-02/workforce-solutions-borrows-from-feds-to-extend-unemployment-benefits Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-09-01/state-fails-to-address-health-concerns-of-agricultural-workers-in-southern-n-m While the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated issues of food access for consumers, it’s also made things more dangerous for those who grow and harvest the… Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:06:16 GMT /local-news/2020-09-01/state-fails-to-address-health-concerns-of-agricultural-workers-in-southern-n-m Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /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