LAS CRUCES – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will have a press conference at 3 p. m. Thursday where it will announce updates on COVID-19 and the return to school, the convention will be broadcast live.
Based on criteria such as an approved plan and instances of COVID-19 in the county, Lujan Grisham allowed some K-5 schools to resume in-person activities on September 8.
After a six-month absence from the classroom, some districts have begun implementing a hybrid learning approach for elementary and special education students.
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Since a public fitness emergency was declared in March, there have been 29435 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, guilty of COVID-19 disease. More than 870 citizens of New Mexico died as a result of the virus and more than 900,000 tests were administered. .
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3:03 p. m. Lujan Grisham started the live broadcast.
3:05 p. m. Lujan Grisham showed that there had been 227 new cases state-round, bringing the total to 29,661 cases in New Mexico. On Thursday, 86 patients were hospitalized by COVID-19, 11 of them with fans.
Human Services Secretary of State David Scrase said the state had recently noticed a “strong increase” in the number of positive cases. He added that more counties have had an increase in cases and that the spread is limited to some counties.
Scrase said other people want to stick to public fitness rules to curb spread as cases continue to increase across the state. Encourage citizens to socialize remotely, wear masks, and stay indoors, especially if you or feel sick.
“We have the right public aptitude orders,” Scrase said.
3:16 p. m. Lujan Grisham presented a graph showing the recent accumulation of immediate reactions that tracked possible contacts with positive Americans in COVID-19. The number of rapid reactions for the week of September 21 almost as high as the highest week of August, but the cases are less than this period. Lujan Grisham said this buildup in the immediate reaction means that other people who tested positive for COVID-19 had contact with more people.
“We are giving this virus too many opportunities to spread,” Lujan Grisham said. “The immediate reaction is a reflected image of the out-of-control spread of the community. “
The governor encouraged citizens to restrict their time outdoors and wear a mask at all times, and strongly discouraged giant gatherings.
3:27 p. m. Secretary of State for Public Education Ryan Stewart said he had been in contact with teachers across the state in teams through which he had heard positive and negative comments.
Some of the positive feedback discussed through Stewart included opportunities for face-to-face interaction in small teams and increased communication, while demanding situations were to balance teachers’ professional obligations with fear of at-risk students.
3:34 p. m. A graph showed that more counties are “in red numbers,” which would have made them ineligible for face-to-face or hybrid education because of the number and rate of positive COVID-19 cases, however, Stewart said that for districts that are already involved in limited face-to-face learning, they will be affected.
He said it was more vital to have stability than a constant conversion back and forth.
Red counties come with Moon, Socorro, Doa Ana, Lincoln, Chavez, Eddy, Lea, Roosevelt, and Curry. The other counties are “green” and eligible for hybrid learning.
The red, yellow, orange, and green formula is in the number of new instances consistent with 100,000 and the positivity rate consistent with the test.
3:37 p. m. Stewart submitted a slide indicating that there were 205 school-related cases of COVID-19: 144 cases and 61 student cases.
3:39 p. m. Stewart announced that the New Mexico Department of Public Education has earned a $10 million grant to expand fitness facilities in schools over the next five years and said this is critical to knowing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on students. intellectual aptitude.
3:42 p. m. Lujan Grisham reiterated that e-learning is a sufficient replacement for in-person learning, but thanked the people of New Mexico for their efforts in education.
3:59 Stewart said the state asked the government to adhere to privacy legislation in response to a query about the call for greater transparency and specification of schools that have instances and how many.
Scrase said he hoped only one swab test would be to control influenza and COVID-19 at the same time during the new year. It also took the time to inspire citizens to get vaccinated against influenza as the flu season approaches.
“This is the year to miss a flu shot,” Scrase said.
4:10 p. m. Lujan Grisham explained that barriers are even more evident due to distance learning in reaction to a question about how distance learning affects children.
She said students and families are emotionally affected by this situation.
Stewart said the main points of the behavioral aptitude subsidy plan will be announced later, once the state prepares.
Scrase said he had heard from behavioral fitness experts that, for some, the deal is better when they’re on the phone.
4:21 p. m. Lujan Grisham stated that there could possibly be long-term negative effects on public school entries due to COVID-19 and distance learning. He added that some districts are involved in the number of enrollments and how this could fund in the long run.
Stewart added that there were significant adjustments to entries this year, with more families opting for the outdoor education of public schools; however, a formal review of enrollments will provide clearer figures after 40 days after the start of the school year.
4:26 p. m. Level 3 students, classified as students who have been chronically absent, are largely supervised during the school year. Lujan Grisham said these academics and families would be contacted to ensure the well-being of these children.
Attendance is much harder to calculate amid the pandemic, according to Stewart. The state will publish an official report of those academics on Friday.
4:30 p. m. Deception is a high-risk activity that Lujan Grisham strongly recommends educating. According to the rules of the Centers for Disease Control, Lujan Grisham urges families to interact in socially remote activities to celebrate the fall festivities.
4:34 p. m. To conclude the conference, Lujan Grisham once reminded citizens that they should wear masks, distance the therself, and inside.
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