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San Luis Valley group goes door-to-door with COVID info


San Luis Valley group goes door-to-door with COVID info
ELENA RIVERA, Colorado Public Radio
March 13, 2021
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) For Lucia Miranda in Center, it started with what felt like a cold.
She was caring for her father, who has cancer, and didn’t want to get her dad sick. She decided to go get tested for the coronavirus, just to be sure.
She remembers the exact date, October 27, when the Rio Grande Public Health Department called to tell her she was positive for COVID-19.
“They just called me that day saying I was positive and that was it. They never called me again. They didn’t give me any information on what was going to happen,” said Miranda. ....

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In The San Luis Valley, Los Promotores Went Door-To-Door With COVID-19 Information. It Was The Best Way To Get Resources Out


Photo courtesy Zoila Gomez
Promotor Manuel Montano on the left, and Neighborhood organizer Olga Montano, on the right deliver a farm worker a personal hygiene kit and COVID-19 information at Blanco Potato in the San Luis Valley on Feb. 1, 2021.
For Lucia Miranda in Center, it started with what felt like a cold.
She was caring for her father, who has cancer, and didn t want to get her dad sick. She decided to go get tested for the coronavirus, just to be sure.
She remembers the exact date, October 27, when the Rio Grande Public Health Department called to tell her she was positive for COVID-19. ....

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