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A view of downtown Tucson.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, April 16

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: Elective surgeries, infection undercount, and more.
The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA faculty share expertise, ideas in COVID-19 research group

They aim to help bolster ongoing efforts to flatten the curve and improve future responses to pandemics.
File image of patients in the lobby of El Rio Health in Tucson.

The role of community in supporting vulnerable groups during pandemic

A discussion with University of Arizona anthropologist Megan Carney.
A cross atop the Saint Augustine Cathedral in Tucson, June 2017.

Funeral home adapts, scales back ceremonies amid COVID-19 outbreak

How the pandemic is changing long-held traditions and rituals.
University of Arizona President Bobby Robbins during an interview with Arizona 360 on April 15, 2020.

UA president discusses antibody testing, financial impact of pandemic

The university plans to distribute 250,000 antibody tests for health care workers and first responders across Arizona.
A soldier in a masks boards a plane at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista on the way to his next duty station, April 2020.

Fort Huachcua commander on COVID-19 precautions on post

The post confirmed its first case at the beginning of April.
A look at soldiers' boots as they make their way between sessions during training at Fort Huachuca, October 2019.

Fort Huachuca pandemic precautions, UA president, funerals impacted

Plus, what role community has in supporting vulnerable groups during the pandemic.
Handmade masks made by Robyn Pomonis during the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.

Tucsonans hear Banner Health's call for homemade masks

The Banner Health Foundation hopes to receive 100,000 "social comfort masks" for employees not working with COVID-19 patients.
Still image from a video provided by ACLU Arizona. The video shows a parked Customs and Border Protection vehicle at Diamond Children's Medical Center, located at Banner-University Medical Center, which the ACLU says was recorded on March 20.

ACLU calls on Border Patrol to halt enforcement at hospitals, other 'sensitive locations'

A video sent to the legal aid group shows an agency vehicle parked at a COVID-19 testing site.
Director of Clinic Operations Dilia Ayala (right) does a telehealth appointment with Dr. Uzma Jafri. The all-volunteer staff at the Phoenix Allies for Community Health clinic serves people with limited access to care.

Incomplete data and lack of testing means Arizona COVID-19 cases are undercounted

The governor has vowed to ramp up testing throughout Arizona, but the state’s information about current cases is still murky.
A view of downtown Tucson from Stone Avenue, March 30.

Tucson and Rio Nuevo providing aid as federal help grinds to a halt

Zero-interest loans and grants are available for immediate needs.
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

'Underlying conditions' include common health issues

They make it more likely a person will land in the hospital with the coronavirus.
Traffic in Phoenix with the city's downtown skyline in the distance.

EPA won’t expand pollutant rule — ‘mistake’ during COVID-19, critics say

The agency said it isn't going to toughen air quality standards, which environmentalists say is "totally backwards."
Twenty-dollar bills.

Coronavirus relief payments start landing in Arizonans’ bank accounts

An estimated 80% of residents in the state will get a payment from the federal government.
A view of Tucson from Tumamoc Hill.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, April 15

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: Antibody tests, unemployment strain, and more.
A sign points to the new UA Campus Pantry location at the Student Union Memorial Center

UA Campus Pantry still open, serving students and staff

Social distancing prompts move to larger space in Student Union.

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