Latest News on Coronavirus Disease
Arizona COVID-19 News
There’s a growing body of research looking into how kids born during COVID-19 quarantines may be affected by allergies going forward.
Employees of Maricopa County are now required to wear masks when they can’t maintain safe physical distances at work. The directive from health officials came with a confession from Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, county’s health director for disease control.
June 11, 2020
It took a while for the coronavirus to show up in Gila Bend. And when it did, people were startled, said Town Manager Katherine Valenzuela. “There was a lot of concern and a lot of fear,” she said. Gila Bend now has between six and 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
June 11, 2020
People still need help in southern Arizona, and folks at the Ajo Plaza have streamlined ways to get food reliably delivered to them. Even when they’re more than an hour’s drive away.
June 11, 2020
Pandemics are as much about societies as they are about science. Systemic inequities place a thumb on the scale of outcomes, tilting the balance of who gets sick, who gets well, who gets tested and who gets overlooked. Nowhere is this more evident than in the challenges coronavirus poses to people who are homeless and those who work with them.
June 11, 2020
The Alhambra Elementary School District that serves Phoenix and Glendale students is shifting to a four-day school week to address COVID-19 concerns. Students will come to school every weekday except Wednesdays when schools will undergo deep cleaning.
June 10, 2020
For the first time in more than three years, a health clinic has reopened in a small Sonoran town still recovering from the impacts of a 2014 toxic spill, considered Mexico’s worst mining disaster.
June 10, 2020
A Valley nonprofit will launch two new programs to help seniors during the pandemic. The money will come from Phoenix’s share of federal coronavirus relief funds. Since mid-March, Mary Lynn Kasunic, president and CEO of Area Agency on Aging, said the group’s 24-hour Senior Help Line has been getting twice as many calls as normal.
June 10, 2020
President Donald Trump must soon decide whether to end, extend or change an April order that paused the issuing of green cards to certain people outside the United States, and this week is the deadline for cabinet members to give their recommendation.
June 10, 2020
It wasn’t long ago that the idea of wearing a face mask in public seemed ludicrous. But as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, those who are willing to don the coverings and those who aren’t has become a political hot potato. But, some research shows the divide goes beyond the political.
June 10, 2020
What we see on screen, be it the big screen or smaller ones in our homes, can sometimes reflect what’s going on in the world, or what has gone on in the past. So, how will the entertainment world respond to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting quarantines and economic distress?
June 10, 2020
Our behavior and our habits have an effect on artificial intelligence systems. And the months of staying inside more and social distancing have illustrated that. Rao Kambhampati studies that as part of his work as a professor in Arizona State University's computer science department.
June 10, 2020
For many people, the outdoors and nature were their only opportunity to leave home during the shutdown. But how does the connection with the environment change when our other options are limited? ASU Professor Rolf Halden talked to The Show about his new book, "Environment."
June 10, 2020
The Arizona Department of Corrections is extending the suspension of visitations at state prisons as the number of COVID-19 positive cases among inmates and staff continues to rise.
June 10, 2020
Maricopa County has the largest population in the state and the highest number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Marcy Flanagan, director of the Maricopa County Public Health Department, joined The Show to provide more insight.
June 10, 2020
As states around the country continue the process of reopening their economies, more and more Americans have been flying recently, compared to earlier in the pandemic. So what does that mean for airlines and the airline industry? Seth Kaplan joined The Show to talk about that.
June 10, 2020
There are 42,000 assisted living facilities across the United States. More than 2,000 of them are in Arizona. They have received no federal dollars since the coronavirus pandemic.
June 10, 2020
In Arizona’s White Mountains, the small community of Pinetop-Lakeside depends almost entirely on tourism. So, back in March, with travel at a standstill and restaurants closed, Mayor Stephanie Irwin was feeling pretty concerned.
June 10, 2020
Even as COVID-19 deaths pass the 1,000 mark in Arizona, the state is largely back open for business. Coleen Haines, Kingman’s public information officer, is immunocompromised, so she’s still working from home and doesn’t go out much, but she’s seeing a mixture of status quo and some return to normalcy.
June 10, 2020
The Maricopa County Community College District board approved tuition discounts for in-state and out-of-state students at its Tuesday meeting to financially support students struggling because of COVID-19 and address the district's enrollment declines. The board passed the series of incentives in a 4-2 vote.
June 9, 2020
A binational group says that more needs to be done to protect Sonora’s agricultural day laborers. Crowding on work transports, tight living quarters and language barriers are among the concerns of the group.
June 9, 2020
