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A sign requiring students to wear masks near the University of Arizona student union in Tucson on Jan. 20, 2021.

University of Arizona drops mask requirement for most people

Mar 14, 2022 But Robbins urges campus community to show compassion to vulnerable people.
COVID-19 signage at Davidson Elementary. March 2021.

TUSD changes mask rules

Mar 8, 2022 The change takes effect a week after Spring Break.
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COVID transmission rates drop in southern Arizona

Mar 3, 2022 The CDC has lowered the transmission level in most of the state.
Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.

ACLU says immigrants in ICE detention being denied boosters

Mar 3, 2022 A lawsuit filed by the ACLU alleges medically vulnerable people who are detained do not have access to COVID-19 boosters.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona health agency reduces frequency of pandemic updates

Feb 28, 2022 The state announced it would switch to weekly updates because the outbreak is slowing and to be consistent with other infectious disease that are reported.
A man and woman wear masks as they walk in downtown Tucson. November 2020.

Most of Southern Arizona still must wear masks

Feb 25, 2022 The CDC has changed the guidance for when people need to wear masks.
A sign on the campus of the University of Arizona directs visitors to a COVID-19 testing site, August 2020.

Robbins urges students to test before, after Spring break

Feb 21, 2022 COVID-19 cases fall to new lows on campus.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona will stop daily COVID updates

Feb 18, 2022 State health officials will soon go from releasing new COVID-19 statistics every day to every week.
A sign outside of a hospital in Douglas in 2011.

Arizona hospitals still crowded despite fewer COVID patients

Feb 17, 2022 COVID-19 patients still account for about 70% of emergency room usage.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic

Feb 11, 2022 This week, The Buzz examines what researchers and others in Arizona have learned in the years since the first cases emerged.
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Veterans benefit from American Rescue Plan Act funds

Feb 2, 2022 A new report breaks down how the legislation helped veteran families weather the last year.
File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Medical team going to Sierra Vista to battle COVID-19 surge

Feb 1, 2022 Arizona authorities requested the federal help to respond to a rise of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Sierra Vista area.
The Tucson Unified School District building.

TUSD board says temporary remote days would not constitute a school closure

Jan 27, 2022 The district is looking for ways to cope with teacher absences due to COVID-19
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Arizona loosens rules limiting work by substitute teachers

Jan 25, 2022 Groups representing rural schools and school administrators proposed the changes.
Outside of the Robert D. Morrow Education Center for Tucson Unified School District.

TUSD not expected to close any schools due to Omicron surge

Jan 25, 2022 Superintendent Trujillo says current pandemic-driven teacher shortage is manageable
A sign directing visitors to the emergency room at Banner University Medical Center

COVID infections closing some urgent care centers

Jan 24, 2022 Banner urges telehealth options as an alternative.

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