State epidemiologist departs as New Mexico reopens economy
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham removes her face mask at the start of an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in New Mexico and the State's effort to limit the impact of the disease on residents, during a news conference at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday May 27, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham removes her face mask at the start of an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in New Mexico and the State's effort to limit the impact of the disease on residents, during a news conference at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday May 27, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

May. 27, 2020 05:40 PM EDT
In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 photo, New Mexico state epidemiologist Chad Smelser discusses the response to the state's first positive tests for COVID-19, at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico has banned gatherings of 100 people or more at spaces such as auditoriums and stadiums as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 photo, New Mexico state epidemiologist Chad Smelser discusses the response to the state's first positive tests for COVID-19, at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico has banned gatherings of 100 people or more at spaces such as auditoriums and stadiums as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Mar. 12, 2020 06:46 PM EDT