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Coronavirus in Southern Arizona: An Arizona 360 Special

Arizona 360 looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Arizona.

Shelves at a grocery store in Tucson are bare as demand has increased for certain items as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

How to cope with physical distancing and isolation during COVID-19 pandemic

A discussion with UA psychology professor David Sbarra.

Students and families receive packaged meals from Tucson Unified School District workers who are distributing meals along the district's bus routes during closures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

TUSD distributes thousands of meals in Grab-and-Go program

Students sent home because of the COVID-19 pandemic can still receive breakfast and lunch from their districts.

File image of a student using a computer mouse in class.

Some families face barriers as schools transition to online instruction

A discussion with Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams.

Fourth Avenue businesses feeling pinch of coronavirus-related closures

A discussion with North Fourth Avenue Merchants Association's Fred Ronstadt.

A hand-written sign posted by a business on 4th Avenue about the store's closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tucson Metro Chamber on outreach for businesses impacted by COVID-19

A discussion with chamber president Amber Smith.

A closed sign hangs in the storefront of a business on 4th Avenue in Tucson.

COVID-19: Businesses impacted, mobile meals for students, physical distancing

How the business community and education leaders are responding to the pandemic.

Caution tape and plywood block the entrance to the Arizona Inn which closed as a precaution over COVID-19 pandemic concerns.

COVID-19 emergency declarations, blood supply shortage, precautions at the Capitol

Plus, an environmental microbiologist explains how germs spread indoors.

The outside of the State Senate building at the Capitol in Phoenix.

Arizona Legislature looks to pass ‘skinny budget,’ put session on pause

A discussion with Arizona Capitol Times editor Luige del Puerto about state lawmakers' concerns about COVID-19.

A man is prepped to give a blood donation to the American Red Cross in Southern Arizona.

Red Cross urges blood donations, implements new protocols for collection

Concerns over COVID-19 led to the cancellation of thousands of blood drives across the country.

Volunteers with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona hand out goods in a drive-thru set up by the food bank in a move designed to limit person-to-person contact amid COVID-19 concerns.

COVID-19 prompts Tucson food bank to adopt drive-thru distribution

The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona also anticipates greater demand for its services in the coming weeks.

A scientist examines samples at a lab at the University of Arizona.

Understanding how germs spread indoors

Plus, the best practices to disinfect surfaces.

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero speaks to members of the press shortly after a closed-door meeting with city leaders and the business community about potential restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16, 2020.

More Arizona municipalities declare COVID-19 emergencies

A discussion with former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona about how governments are responding to the pandemic.

Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera (center) walks through a wash with members of the Tucson Police Department's Substance Use Resource Team on March 10, 2020. In an area common for drug use, Rivera saw how officers implement the department's Deflection Program that allows them to offer people treatment for drug-related crimes instead of arrest.

COVID-19 preparedness, TPD deflection program, census undercount

Plus, understanding the long-term economic impacts of the novel coronavirus.

The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Hard-to-count populations a concern ahead of 2020 census in Arizona

University of Arizona researcher Jason Jurjevich estimates up to 1.8 million Arizonans could go uncounted this year.

Tucson Police officer Chris Ciarvella speaks to a man about the department's Deflection Program that allows officers to take people to treatment for drug-related crimes instead of arresting them. On March 10, 2020, Ciarvella stopped the man while responding to a shoplifting call and discovered he had drug paraphernalia. The man accepted the offer to enroll in treatment.

Tucson Police program offers drug treatment for some instead of arrest

Arizona 360 sees how the program is implemented with the department's Substance Use Resource Team.

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