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Open sign at an Arizona restaurant. Gov. Doug Ducey has extended a stay-at-home order but expressed hope that restaurants could offer dine-in service as early as May 12.

Some Arizona businesses starting process of reopening

A group of business owners say the move to reopen is coming too soon.
File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, May 8

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: "Sanitation tunnels" in Sonora, hair salons reopening, 'testing blitz' part 2.
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 enters second weekend of COVID-19 'testing blitz'

Pima County's numbers for the increased testing effort came in below expectations last week.
The Expediting Government Regulations Subcommittee meeting May 7, 2020, reviewed best practices to operate during the pandemic from different industries task forces in this still image from a Facebook Live video. Some members of the groups attended in-person, others called in.

Pima County shares suggestions for businesses planning to reopen

State-level orders mean the county cannot currently require businesses to comply with its COVID-19 guidelines.
File image shows a closeup of a hair stylist cutting a customer's hair.

Recommended or required? Ducey issues guidelines for barbershops and salons to reopen

Some business owners have struggled to interpret the guidance coming from the governor's office.
The Nogales, Sonora, city government installed a "sanitation tunnel" at the Mariposa Port Of Entry on May 6, 2020, and plans to install four other tunnels in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Nogales, Sonora, installs 'sanitation tunnels' at the border

Southbound travelers are being required to walk through the inflatable plastic tunnel and sprayed with disinfectant.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Challenges facing educators during COVID-19 pandemic

A discussion with Tucson Education Association president Margaret Chaney.
Workers harvest greens alongside farm equipment in the Yuma area in this file photo.

Senators seek suspension of new guest-worker visas

They're using the same reasoning Trump gave the initial order pausing certain immigration.
File image of students using school-provided laptops in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

Time away from school means uncertainty about students' return to classrooms

A discussion with UA College of Education assistant dean Francesca Lopez.
An empty gallery at the Tucson Museum of Art in May 2020. The museum closed to visitors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financial impacts of pandemic vary among Southern Arizona nonprofits

Safety-net groups are faring better than cultural attractions.
File image of the exterior of Tucson Medical Center's ER entrance.

After furloughs and pay cuts, TMC welcomes return of elective procedures

A discussion with hospital COO Mimi Coomler.
A sign featuring University of Arizona mascots lets people know face masks are required outside of the entrance to the facility where the university is collecting samples for its antibody testing initiative. April 30, 2020.

How UA antibody testing can aid Arizona’s response to the coronavirus

The initiative aims to test more than 250,000 first responders and health care workers across the state.
Various collection bags at an American Red Cross blood donation center in Tucson on May 1, 2020. A tag on one of the bags indicates it will be used to collect convalescent plasma from a COVID-19 survivor.

Ongoing efforts to ramp up testing as Arizona eases COVID-19 restrictions

Including an experimental treatment that collects convalescent plasma from disease survivors.
Blood samples in a tray at an American Red Cross blood donation center in Tucson on May 1, 2020. In the background, a woman who recovered from COVID-19 waits to donate her plasma as part of the organization's new convalescent plasma program.

Antibody testing, nonprofits setback, pandemic’s impact on education

Plus, one Tucson hospital prepares for the return of elective procedures.
A fire truck returns after responding to the Frye Fire in the Pinaleño Mountains, 2017.

An active fire season could be in store for Arizona

A state official says the coronavirus pandemic has complicated training efforts.
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>.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, May 7

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: Pandemic's digital divide for students, AZ reverses decision to halt modeling, and more.

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