Gov. Polis calls for more flu vaccines during COVID-19 pandemic
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado may be months away from another flu season, but Gov. Jared Polis is already beginning preparations. In a letter penned to…
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UCHealth begins testing all admitted patients for COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — This is the first week every patient admitted to a UCHealth hospital will be tested for COVID-19.Throughout the…
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UCHealth offering antibody tests for anyone who wants to know if they have been exposed to COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UCHealth is now offering antibody tests to anyone in Colorado. The antibody test helps determine if someone has…
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Restaurants, servers in El Paso County get back to work with variance allowing 50% capacity
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Dozens of restaurants in El Paso County are reopening their doors Monday after a variance passed over the weekend…
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Colorado pediatrician speaks on MIS-C, the illness affecting children linked to COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have issued a global health…
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Two COVID-19 deaths in Colorado added to Wyoming’s count
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Two Wyoming residents who died of the coronavirus in Colorado have been added to Wyoming’s count of fatalities from the…
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Record unemployment leaves thousands without health insurance in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – As thousands of Coloradans get laid off and lose their jobs due to COVID-19 restrictions, many of them are also…
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Parkview Medical Center to allow 1 visitor per patient starting Monday
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Following a stricter visitor policy to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Parkview Medical Center is now expected to relax that…
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Colorado hospital celebrates 500th discharge of COVID-19 patient
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KRDO) — It was a happy day for a hospital in Westminster as they celebrated discharging their 500th COVID-19 patient. José…
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Groups sue over Western Colorado coal mine’s air emissions
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) – Conservation groups have filed a federal lawsuit against Arch Coal over methane and other toxic air emissions at the…
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Buffets and table-side service not allowed under El Paso County restaurant variance
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — If the restaurant variance for El Paso County is approved by state health officials, it would mean restaurants would…
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54-year-old conquers COVID-19 after week-long hospital stay in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Some good news Thursday– a 54-year-old Pueblo resident has fought the coronavirus and won. After a week at Penrose…
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Colorado Springs Bridge Center director released from hospital after battle with COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One of the directors of the Colorado Springs Bridge Center, where there was a recent deadly COVID-19 outbreak, was…
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State park campgrounds reopen: Everything you need to know
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Governor Polis announced Monday that starting Tuesday, May 12, Coloradans may begin booking campsites at campgrounds…
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Law professor explains if Colorado’s ‘safer at home’ order is constitutional
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – With nearly three weeks left until Gov. Jared Polis’ ‘safer at home’ order comes to an end, the number of people who…
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Colorado receives money for telemedicine and health innovation projects
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services approved $7.9 million in COVID-19 emergency funding to help pay for…
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Do populations vulnerable to COVID-19 in Colorado have to go back to work if ordered?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — People considered vulnerable to COVID-19 are wondering what right they may have to refuse to return to work. This…
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Asian Pacific Market starts taking customers’ temperatures, requiring masks
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – As many workers head back on the job this week due to loosened COVID-19 restrictions, one Colorado Springs…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — People with a doctor’s referral for lab services can now have complete lab blood draws done in a drive-thru at…
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City, county leaders explain local COVID-19 response over next few weeks
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Local leaders gave us the latest details Tuesday on the response to the spread of COVID-19 in El Paso County.…
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