Laredo s hospitals reaching critical point due to lack of staffing
May 4, 2021
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A view of one of the beds available at the Laredo TDEM COVID-19 Alternate Care Site, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, outside the UT Health Science Center at Laredo.Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Doctors Hospital announced changes to its visitation policy which go into effect Monday, March 1.Laredo Morning Times fileShow MoreShow Less
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Texas Division of Emergency Management s Dr. Rashid Chotani and Gerardo Castillo give a tour of the Laredo TDEM COVID-19 Alternate Care Site, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, outside the UT Health Science Center at Laredo.Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
Laredo 1st in US in new COVID cases, New York Times reports
Jan. 22, 2021
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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (Photo provided/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Show MoreShow Less
Laredo confirms second-highest day of COVID-19 positives
Dec. 23, 2020
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1of78This handout illustration image obtained February 27, 2020 courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the coronavirus,COVID-19. - President Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting a ban on pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. China is no longer the only breeding ground for the deadly virus as countries fret over possible contagion coming from other hotbeds of infection, including Iran, South Korea and Italy. There are now more daily cases being recorded outside China than inside the country, where the virus first emerged in December, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo by Handout / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CR
More vaccines coming to Laredo as COVID-19 hospitalization rate worsens
Dec. 21, 2020
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A front-line worker for Laredo Medical Center gets her COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, Dec. 17.Cuate Santos / Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Dr. Victor D. Trevino gives a thumbs up as he becomes the first physician in Laredo to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Thursday, at the Laredo Medical Center.Cuate Santos /Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Amber Hernandez, right, looks on as Flor Peredo gets her COVID-19 vaccine at Laredo Medical Center, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Administering the dose is Monika Perez.Cuate Santos /Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less