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Ramping Up Testing?

MONDAY, MAY 18 PROGRAM # 8887 12:00 PM PT Ramping Up Testing? Latinos are more vulnerable to coronavirus and are been hit at alarming rates in states like Oregon, Washington and New York. Governments in those states are stepping up emergency measures focusing on Latinos, including additional testing, but are they enough? News reporters bring […]

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Mexico Edition.

FRIDAY, MAY 15 PROGRAM # 8886 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Línea Abierta provides a weekly edition to report and provide analysis on top news developments around Mexico. In this collaboration, Martha Elena Ramírez host of the Voz Pública program in Mexico City, facilitates interviews with newsmakers and calls from listeners. Photo: Turismo Ciudad de México/Facebook […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Mexico, Politics |

Emergency Relief Plans.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 PROGRAM # 8885 12:00 PM PT Emergency Relief Plans. While some governors are instructing states to immediately reopen despite growing numbers of Covid-19 deaths and worrisome federal projections, other governors are taking a gradual approach and plan to reopen in phases. Experts discuss those approaches. On other news, California Gov. Newsom announced […]

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Coronavirus: Extra Edition.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 PROGRAM # 8884 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Experts discuss recent bans on evictions and other tenant protections and explain how to get rent and mortgage relief. They also clarify employment rights for undocumented workers and disaster relief funds and other resources available for undocumented families to survive the crisis. And […]

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Covid-19 and the Census.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 PROGRAM # 8883 12:00 PM PT Covid-19 and the Census. Citing the disruption caused by the unprecedented pandemic, the Census Bureau has postponed some operations, including door-knocking, for weeks, and urged Congress to postpone completion until April of next year. Faced with low response rates and the risk of an undercount in […]

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Posted in CENSO 2020, Coronavirus/COVID-19, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Immigration Edition.

TUESDAY, MAY 12 PROGRAM # 8882 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. A detainee at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego died in the first Covid-19-related death in immigration detention. In previous days, a federal judge had ordered Otay Mesa to release those detainees who were at greater risk of serious illness or death […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Immigration, Línea Abierta, Politics, Health |

Coronavirus: Extra Edition.

TUESDAY, MAY 12 PROGRAM # 8881 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. As Covered California reaches out to Californians to encourage them to sign up for coverage through June 30, a medical expert shares tips on how to get health insurance during the pandemic, and when to call the doctor and seek Covid-19 testing. A […]

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Covid-19 Reshapes Elections.

MONDAY, MAY 11 PROGRAM # 8880 12:00 PM PT Covid-19 Reshapes Elections. Coronavirus turned the elections upside down. What are the scenarios for the general election? How is coronavirus reshaping the campaigns? Since in-person voting is so unsafe, some states call for getting resources to develop systems for voting by mail, while other states are […]

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Posted in Coronavirus/COVID-19, Elections, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Mexico Edition.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 PROGRAM # 8879 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. While the Obrador administration hired the urgent purchase of mechanical ventilators and biosafety materials to attend the global coronavirus pandemic, the majority of Mexican doctors who have been treating Covid-19 patients for two months, do so with little equipment, without security protocols and with […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Mexico, Politics |

Mental Health Toll of Covid-19.

THURSDAY, MAY 7 PROGRAM # 8878 12:00 PM PT Mental Health Toll of Covid-19. Financial distress and social isolation due to the coronavirus crisis are triggering an unprecedented wave of mental and emotional suffering. Many stress and worry over the health of family and friends. On National Mental Health Awareness Month, guest experts report on […]

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