Coronavirus, Archive - Arizona coronavirus coverage

In lieu of a new aid package, the hotel industry is rallying around the Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act.

Arizona hotels look to aid from HOPE Act to stay open

Aug 20, 2020 Nearly 50 million people traveled to Arizona last year. That won't be the case this year.

An image of the group of Cuban asylum seekers and the letter they sent from the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy.

Asylum seekers describe self-harm, faulty COVID-19 response at ICE detention center

Aug 20, 2020 As a federal report faults ICE's complaint-handling process in detention, a letter from Eloy describes a facility on the brink.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gives an update on the state's COVID-19 response, Aug. 20, 2020.

News roundup: State grants for shuttered businesses, UA students test positive for COVID-19

Aug 20, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 20.

Gov. Ducey offers grants to bars, gyms forced to close

Aug 20, 2020 Theaters and water parks also qualify for grants.

A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA: At least nine students test positive for COVID-19 on return to campus

Aug 19, 2020 Students must be tested before moving into on-campus dorms.

A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

News roundup: Ed funding initiative back, USPS complaint dismissed

Aug 19, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 19.

This courtesy image shows an example notification of the Covid Watch Arizona app.

UA launches Covid Watch Arizona app

Aug 19, 2020 Developers hope to push it statewide soon.

The search for the cause of Alzheimer's has so far come up dry. Some researchers are now asking if germs play a role.

Living with Alzheimer's, during a pandemic.

Aug 18, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How a Tucson artist's meticulous style brings solace; and Part 2 of Youth Crossing Gender Borders, "Changing Expectations".

AZ weekly unemployment shows slight increase

Aug 18, 2020 After a few weeks of dropping, the unemployment numbers are on the rise.

File image of razor wire lining a fence at a state prison in Arizona.

'We are not animals': Letter details how Tucson prison became COVID-19 hot spot

Aug 18, 2020 In a 22-page letter, a military veteran incarcerated at ASPC-Tucson describes a chaotic pandemic behind bars.

News roundup: 'Historic' primary turnout, gym's challenge to Ducey denied, USPS halts changes

Aug 18, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 18.

Arizona National Guard service member directs visitor traffic at COVID-19 testing site in Tonalea, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation May 19, 2020.

Stay-at-home order lifted as Navajo Nation starts reopening

Aug 18, 2020 Much of the Navajo Nation has been closed since March as the coronavirus swept through the reservation.

News roundup: No new coronavirus deaths reported in state, Pima County cases stabilize

Aug 17, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 17.

Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Pima County coronavirus cases show signs of stabilizing

Aug 17, 2020 Arizona has seen a slowdown in coronavirus infections, but Pima County's rate seems to have stagnated.

Still image from a Banner Health video of drive-thru COVID-19 specimen collection. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

More testing sites added in Pima County

Aug 17, 2020 Another one-day pop-up site is coming, and three permanent sites have opened.

News roundup: Local responses to a tough economy, school district cancels classes, heat wave bakes SW

Aug 15, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Saturday, Aug. 15.

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