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Arizona State University and four former members of its football coaching staff have reached an agreement with the NCAA on penalties for impermissible in-person contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period.
Some much-needed funding and equipment is making its way to Arizona to help with the more than 3,000 cases of COVID-19 reported in the state.
April 10, 2020
Arizonans will soon have a way to track whether the coronavirus has spread in their neighborhoods. Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ said on Sunday her office will begin posting limited, but important patient data.
April 10, 2020
Gov. Doug Ducey won't use his emergency powers to help groups seeking changes in state law use an existing online service to get the signatures they need to qualify for the ballot.
April 9, 2020
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Down at the bottom of the Grand Canyon the most isolated Native American tribe in the lower 48 states lacks the resources needed to deal with a pandemic. If the small community was struck with COVID-19, tribal leaders say it would be devastating.
April 9, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven a shortage of ventilators but also a scarcity of drugs needed for their use. A Chandler-based startup is helping to address the shortfall.
April 9, 2020
The Trump administration has expelled thousands of people to Mexico, citing a public health risk even as unauthorized border crossings drop dramatically at the Southwest border.
April 9, 2020
The Navajo president and vice president have quarantined themselves after learning they came in contact with a first responder who tested positive for COVID-19. There are 488 Navajos with the coronavirus and 20 who have died from the disease.
April 9, 2020
The U.S. was already in the midst of a shortage of medical professionals. A report explores whether a bit of the challenge can be reduced by enlisting some immigrants and refugees who have undergraduate degrees in some sort of health field but aren’t holding those kinds of jobs in the U.S.
April 9, 2020
Since the coronavirus started, many in the Valley’s restaurant community have shared the devastation they’re experiencing as their businesses have been shut down to slow the spread of the virus. However, the effects are being felt beyond their kitchens. The Show spoke to independent farmer Kate McClendon about this.
April 9, 2020
Gov. Ducey wants travelers flying in from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York to self-quarantine for 14 days when they arrive in Arizona. However, his executive order applies to anyone from an area that has a "substantial community spread" of the coronavirus.
April 9, 2020
A decline in state revenues due to the coronavirus, plus additional costs to the state, should leave Arizona with a $1.1 billion budget deficit by July 2021. Projections released Thursday by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee show the deficit comes even after the state uses close to $1 billion it was expected to have left over by the end of this budget year on June 30.
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April 9, 2020
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona’s Medicaid program known as AHCCCS, reports hospitals statewide will receive $50 million in accelerated hospital payments and advances.
April 9, 2020
In a conference call with state and local leaders on Wednesday evening, University of Arizona President Robert Robbins said the ongoing pandemic will likely prevent some students, particularly those from outside Arizona, from returning to campus in the fall.
April 9, 2020
As of Wednesday, the Mexican government had reported 174 people dead and about 3,200 sick as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities say they are prepared for a larger breakout, but many are calling attention to the lack of health equipment and staff.
April 9, 2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve temporarily removed lending restrictions, allowing Wells Fargo to lend to small businesses struggling to survive the coronavirus. This is the first easing on the bank following a companywide account scandal that largely centered in Arizona.
April 8, 2020
Mexico has asked its citizens living abroad to not come down during the popular Easter holiday weekend.
April 8, 2020
Police have arrested a Page man accused of writing a racist social media post accusing Navajo people of carrying the coronavirus and calling for their deaths. Daniel Franzen, 34, was taken into custody on suspicion of attempting to incite an act of terrorism.
April 8, 2020
TGen, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona have formed the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union. The collaboration will use genomics, big data analysis and computer models to analyze and track coronavirus strains.
April 8, 2020
Social distancing measures are helping to slow the rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maricopa County, said Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, the county’s medical director for disease control. Sunenshine couldn’t say when it’ll be safe to relax social distancing measures. She said pulling them back too fast could result in a second peak of cases.
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April 8, 2020
Arizonans staying home amid the pandemic are making a measurable impact on road congestion. Traffic volume is down by a third since early March.
April 8, 2020
