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Arizona coronavirus news, March 12

Mar 12, 2020 Phoenix presidential debate switched to DC, polling places moved, and more AP headlines.
Gov. Doug Ducey, June 2019.

Arizona governor declares emergency as virus cases hit 9

Mar 11, 2020 Ducey said his emergency declaration and a separate order would ensure the state has the resources to fight the outbreak.
Looking out at the tower at the Tucson International Airport.

Tucson doctor urges common sense amid COVID-19 fears

Mar 11, 2020 As more and more events get canceled, a local doctor says panicking is one of the worst things you can do.
A Centers for Disease Control image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 3 more cases of coronavirus for total of 9

Mar 11, 2020 The ADHS website indicates the three additional cases are believed to have resulted from person-to-person contact.
The Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair includes hands-on activities and demonstrations. March 31, 2017.

Science fair cancels some events amid coronavirus fears

Mar 10, 2020 Friday night events for the SARSEF fair were canceled. Saturday awards will be streamed.
Workers break down tents only recently set up for the Tucson Festival of Books, on Monday, March 9, following the announcement the festival was being canceled.

Tucson Festival of Books canceled over coronavirus concerns

Mar 9, 2020 Organizers said around a third of authors had canceled their attendance at the annual festival.
An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Pima County resident diagnosed with 'presumptive' COVID-19

Mar 9, 2020 The person traveled to an area with community spread of the new coronavirus, according to a release.
Students walk on campus at the University of Arizona.

Universities implement travel restrictions, self-quarantines amid spread of COVID-19

Mar 9, 2020 Some schools are restricting nonessential campus-related travel and requiring students who have traveled to self-quarantine.
Michael Worobey, head of the University of Arizona's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

UA scientist talks coronavirus precautions

Mar 9, 2020 AZPM spoke with Dr. Michael Worobey about the new coronavirus and what early precautions Arizonans can take.
An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Pima County works to assuage fears over COVID-19

Mar 6, 2020 The Health Department released a statement following a possible community transmission of the new coronavirus in another county.
Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera with (from left) Edward Celaya of the Arizona Daily Star, Hank Stephenson of the Yellow Sheet Report and Zach Yentzer of KVOA 1030 AM at Arizona Public Media on March 4, 2020.

Political roundtable: Super Tuesday, endorsements, COVID-19

Mar 6, 2020 Of the frontrunners, what will it take for either to pull ahead in Arizona's Democratic Presidential Preference Election?
An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Arizona officials say state well prepared for coronavirus risk

Mar 2, 2020 The state's residents are currently at low risk for the coronavirus that causes COVID 19, according to state officials.
An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Why getting a flu shot is advised amid coronavirus concerns

Feb 28, 2020 A discussion with UA epidemiologist Michael Worobey.
Mexican scientists and doctors are getting special training to attend a possible coronavirus outbreak.

Mexico prepares for the expected arrival of coronavirus

Feb 28, 2020 The president says the country is prepared for an outbreak and accused opponents of stoking fears to discredit him.
Workers in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emergency Operations Center, which was activated to work with the World Health Organization, federal, state and local public health agencies and others responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus victim out of quarantine, officials see ‘no risk’ of spread

Feb 25, 2020 Arizona was one of a handful of states to record a confirmed case of the disease since it was first reported earlier this year.

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