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Many Navajo haul non-potable water from windmills like this one for their sheep and to do the washing.

Navajo access to water compounds response to coronavirus

Many on the Navajo Nation must drive miles for water, groceries and necessities.
A highway sign between Bisbee and Elfrida in Cochise County, 2016.

In Cochise County, more space may slow coronavirus spread, but presents a challenge for care

County officials say testing is not necessary for all.
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Cara Christ gives COVID-19 updates with Gov. Doug Ducey, in this still image from a March 25 video.

Arizona health director expects COVID-19 illnesses to peak in April, hospitalizations in May

Gov. Ducey on Thursday issued an order to hospitals to develop plans to increase capacity.
A farm in Central Arizona.

Food demand is up, but Arizona farmers aren't immune to coronavirus impacts

Even though grocery store shelves are empty, food supply chains remain strong, for now.
Typing on a computer keyboard.

New law to increase internet access for rural and tribal communities

The COVID-19 pandemic is underlining the importance of broadband services, but some communities can't get a dependable connection.
The Ott Family YMCA is one of the locations open for emergency child care services.

Tucson YMCA, Boys and Girls Club offering child care for essential workers

A director at the YMCA said they're hoping to address the need created by school closures.
Arizona Public Media.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, March 25

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: Cases top 400, mayors question "essential services" list, and more.
An executive order by Gov. Doug Ducey identifies groceries, pharmacies, health care and home care services, gas stations and more as “essential services” that cannot be shuttered by local governments in response to the coronavirus. But it also lists parks, trails, laundries and pawn brokers as essential, raising eyebrows among some mayors.

Mayors ‘flabbergasted’ at list of services Ducey order would protect

Some Arizona mayors questioned why things like golf courses and pawnshops made the list of "essential services" in the executive order.
Jobless claims in Arizona jumped to more than eight times their normal level last week, to 29,000, as the first wave of layoffs from businesses affected by COVID-19 changes hit the state. In a typical week, about 3,500 claims are filed, state officials said.

Arizona jobless claims skyrocket, as coronavirus starts to hit economy

The Department of Economic Security says it's working to get benefits to people, as claims neared almost 30,000 last week.
Hugo López-Gatell, Mexico's undersecretary of health, presenting updates on the coronavirus pandemic.

Mexico enters phase two of strategy against coronavirus

The plan includes closing schools until April 19, canceling events of more than 100 people.
Photo accompanying a March 22 Tucson Police Department tweet updating an investigation into possible stolen COVID-19 test kits. TPD later said the test kits weren't stolen in the first place.

Tucson coronavirus test kit case wasn't a burglary

The perceived audacity of the presumed crime drew outrage and national coverage.

Health officials emphasize importance of mental health amid social distancing

A Pima County official said people need to remember that social distancing does not mean emotional isolation.
Professor Michael Sulkowski says it's important for parents adjusting to school closures and working from home not to try and be an expert teacher and to be a parent first.

Advice to parents: Listen, be flexible and cut yourselves a break

A school psychology professor offers suggestions to parents during school closures related to the new coronavirus.
Hydrocodone and oxycodone tablets.

Chronic pain patients affected by opioid crisis

CDC guidelines cut back on prescriptions.
Banner Health workers seal a collection kit at a drive-thru testing site, in this undated still image from video. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

Arizona coronavirus news briefs, March 24

Recent coverage of COVID-19 impacting Southern Arizona: UA scientists make testing kits, Pima County cases on the rise, and more.
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>.

COVID-19 cases on the rise in Pima County, state, with more expected

The Arizona Health Services Department reported five deaths in the state, including Pima County's first.

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