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New COVID-19 restrictions prohibit indoor dining, personal gatherings As students READINGwillRAPIDS

return to school, COVID discussions continue

Endemic stage approaches BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As students walk back into classrooms in the fourth school year amid the coronavirus pandemic, parents may find themselves wondering: When can we stop worrying about COVID-19? “As we go into our third fall living with COVID, this has been an extraordinary experience for society, for public health departments, for folks that have been most impacted,” said Dr. John Douglas, head of Tri-County Health Department. “It’s been a hugely tragic circumstance. We’ve lost over a million people in the U.S. I think we’ll be learning from Colorado Rapids defender Omar Gomez Tapia has a rapt audience of students at Alsup Elementary School Aug. 16. He and Blake this as we go.” Malone spent the day reading children’s stories to students in three classrooms. See more photos and a story on page 12. While experts say the pandemic COURTESY OF ADAMS 14 SCHOOL DISTRICT looks much different than it did last year, predictions about what the return of school means in this era of fast-changing variants can county is required to follow based on the By Ellis Arnold A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at be a mixed bag. severity of a county’s local virus spread. Colorado Community Media “My guess is bringing kids back Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent The dial grew out of the state’s safer-atto school will probably increase weeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day test positivity rate As Denver metro counties continue to home order — the policy that came after (COVID) transmission among inch closer to local stay-at-home orders the statewide stay-at-home order this was 15.9 percent, as of Nov. 17, according to Tri-County Health Department. staff has done incredible work that the facility is monitoring kids, but it will probably have a STAFF REPORT under Colorado’s system of coronavirusspring and allowed numerous types of Brighton and Commerce City’s test positivity rates were both higher than emissions at its perimeter.” The to address all these issues. This limited impact on the community. related the state announced Part businesses to reopen. 13 percent. Forty-five people in Brighton and recommendations 29 in Commerce Cityinhave plan nowrestrictions, offers meaningful state’s of the reason I say that is we DENVER -- The Colorado Dea new levelchanges of rules that indoor haveThe recently switched to color protective forprohibits the comclude more protective measures died from COVID-19 related health issues. To limit the spread of COVID-19, sostate much built-up immunity,” partment of Public Health and munity and the environment.” than what Suncor proposed. dining and personal gatherings — a identifiers — levels blue, yellow and Douglas said, referring to people at least 15 counties moved to tighter restrictions that prohibits indoor and Environment’s Air Pollution “Suncor Energy Inc. supports “We shared some of the change that applies to the majority of the orange rather than numbered levels who have been vaccinated and— to personalDivision gatherings. Control sent proviairDenver monitoring,” said spokescommunity’s concerns about metro area and many counties in the avoid confusion. Until Nov.have 17, level red unvaccinated who been sional requirements for fenceperson Amy Fidelis. “The refinSuncor’s initial proposal and infected. other regions. meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level line monitoring to the Suncor ery has the Colorado had some insights of our own,” But—each COVID can Thereceived state’s COVID-19 dial, which has red “severe risk” —variant is the secondrefinery in Commerce City. Department of Health and said Michael Ogletree, director Photo by Belen Ward behave differently, leaving open According to a statement, been in effect since September, is the set of the Air Pollution Control Difenceline monitoring “ensures of different levels of restrictions that each SEE SUNCOR, P6 SEE DISCUSSIONS, P3 vision, in the statement. “Our Please see RESTRICTIONS, Page 2

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