Tag: covid-19
Arizona hospitals still crowded despite fewer COVID patients
Arizona hospitals remain crowded even as COVID-19 patient counts are dropping statewide while fewer additional confirmed infections and virus-related deaths are reported.
Arizona House bills ban masks in schools, business shutdowns
Parents would have to give explicit permission for schools to be able to require their children to wear face masks under one...
COVID a wildcard as Joe Biden prepares for State of the...
President Joe Biden is hoping to use his upcoming State of the Union address to nudge the pandemic into the nation’s rear-view...
Under pressure to ease up, Joe Biden weighs new virus response
Facing growing pressure to ease up on pandemic restrictions, the White House insisted Wednesday it is making plans for a less-disruptive phase...
Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests
The Biden administration, seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for COVID-19 tests, Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be...
Army to immediately start discharging vaccine refusers
The Army said Wednesday it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, putting more than 3,300...
Arizona lawmakers look to curb government’s emergency powers
Arizona Republicans are looking to curtail the government’s emergency powers, which they say were abused by elected officials from the governor on...
Medical team going to Sierra Vista to battle COVID-19 surge
Federal health officials announced Monday that a team of 15 medical providers and support staff from the National Disaster Medical System will...
Lloyd Austin to governors: Guard troops must get COVID-19 vaccine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in letters to seven governors, is reaffirming the need for members of their states’ Army and Air National...
Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers
Health care workers in about half the states face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under...
