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A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Coronavirus risk lessens in Sonora, Mexican officials say

Aug 31, 2020 The Mexican state to Arizona's south has entered a "medium" phase of risk.
The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA wastewater testing finds COVID-19 cases in dorm

Aug 27, 2020 Two asymptomatic students tested positive and were sent to a quarantine dorm, the university said.
Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA slowing its plan to return to campus

Aug 25, 2020 The administration is waiting longer to bring more students back to classrooms.
One of nine dogs being trained to detect coronavirus in Sonora, Mexico.

Sonora training dogs to detect coronavirus cases

Aug 25, 2020 Nine dogs are in training to sniff out cases of coronavirus at Sonoran hospitals and clinics.
The Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona covers 2,532 square miles and is surrounded by the vast Navajo Nation Reservation. A UA program is working with seven clinics from the Navajo Nation and the Phoenix and Tucson areas to identify barriers to cancer screenings for Indigenous communities.

UA receives grant to improve access to cancer screenings in Indigenous communities

Aug 18, 2020 The program aims to identify why Indigenous people over 50 don't get screened for colorectal cancer as often their counterparts.
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.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Improving Arizona COVID-19 trends could drive testing declines, complacency

Aug 13, 2020 Experts say states need higher testing rates to gauge and improve COVID-19 responses.
A Mexican Red Cross volunteer offers medicine to a woman waiting to make a request for asylum outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Health experts: Proposed asylum change would fail to protect both public health and human rights

Aug 13, 2020 The proposed policy change would allow officials to turn away migrants deemed at risk of spreading disease.
The number of Medicaid recipients in Arizona rose to more than 2 million this summer, after a five-month surge that mirrored the impact of COVID-19. Experts said the increase was not as large as they had feared, but also said there’s no way to predict what happens next.

Arizona Medicaid recipients topped 2 million after five-month surge

Aug 12, 2020 The surge follows skyrocketing unemployment in the state, as COVID-19 shutdowns have shuttered industries.
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Local church wants to open free COVID-19 test site

Aug 10, 2020 The church must get 50 people to pre-register before the event.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Signs of virus slowing, crime in Tucson falls

Aug 10, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 10.
An empty table at TallBoys Breakfast Bar in Tucson in March 2020 shortly before the owner decided to close amid growing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

Gyms, theaters, bars can begin to reopen as coronavirus cases decline

Aug 10, 2020 The state health department released benchmarks for eventual business reopening.
Members of the group Sonoyta Unido spend evenings collecting signatures in town.

Life on the line: Pandemic fuels social movement in Sonoran border town

Aug 10, 2020 Some residents in the border town of Sonoyta decided they were done weathering a global health crisis without basic health care.

Poll: Majority of Arizonans uncomfortable sending kids back to school

Aug 8, 2020 A new poll shows most people in the state are not comfortable with a return to school.
Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Pima County to open free pop-up testing sites

Aug 7, 2020 The one-day sites are supposed to help underserved areas of the community.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Pima County opens another free COVID-19 testing site

Aug 6, 2020 The county is opening its third, free site at the Morris K. Udall Center.

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