Tag: covid-19
White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site...
Coconino County to hire judge to help with backlog of cases
Coconino County is using federal relief funds to address a backlog of court cases that were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Navajo Nation increases ability to do COVID testing, vaccinations
Health facilities in the Navajo Nation are increasing the ability to test for COVID-19 and vaccinate people as the omicron variant spreads,...
Joint Chiefs chairman and Marine Corps chief have COVID-19
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms, a spokesperson said Monday. The...
Navajo Nation: All government workers must have booster shot
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has signed an executive order requiring all government workers on the tribe’s vast reservation to have a...
Doug Ducey quietly taps $95M in virus cash to boost trooper...
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey quietly tapped $95 million in federal coronavirus relief money in November to boost pay for state troopers, prison...
Arizona passes grim pandemic milestone with 25,000 deaths
Arizona’s pandemic death toll on Thursday passed the grim milestone of 25,000 fatalities as hospitals statewide remained crowded with coronavirus patients.
Arizona health officials say ‘mild’ omicron still a risk
Hospital officials and public health experts in Arizona are warning against dismissing omicron because of its reputation for being a less severe...
Arizona’s largest lab bolstering COVID-19 test operation
After a record-breaking day last week of COVID-19 tests, officials at Sonora Quest Laboratories said Tuesday that Arizona’s largest diagnostic testing lab...
U.S. hospitals letting infected staff members stay on the job
Hospitals around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay...
