Lake Havasu City Officials Urge Visitors To Stay Home As Petitions Circulate Over Lake Closure As the coronavirus pandemic forces the closure of many businesses and other tourism destinations all across Arizona, Lake Havasu...
Read MoreSonora Quest Laboratories is working to fight the spread of coronavirus in Arizona. On Friday, the diagnostic laboratory testing company announced it will begin offering antibody testing for COVID-19 using blood specimens. With this new offering, Sonora Quest now provides healthcare providers in Arizona access to a COVID-19 antibody test as well as the...
Read MoreHumans and animals share many diseases. As dramatically shown by the tigers that tested positive in the Bronx Zoo, the coronavirus is one of them. Many are wondering if and how the novel coronavirus affects our household pets, like cats and dogs. Can my cat or dog become infected with SARS-CoV-2? The answer is...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Economic Security is set to launch a new system to help those whose employment has been impacted by COVID-19. The new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance system was announced Friday and is set to launch on May 12, according to a statement from DES. The Department acquired the services of Geographic Solutions...
Read MoreRepublican leaders of the Arizona Legislature who have been hoping to return to finish a coronavirus-interrupted session are instead planning to adjourn on May 1 and come back at Gov. Doug Ducey’s call when state finances are more stable. Republican Rep. T.J. Shope said that the agreement was hashed out between Senate President Karen...
Read MoreArizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday he will not make a decision on the state’s expiring “stay-at-home” order intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus until next week. The order, which went into effect March 31, is set to expire April 30, next Thursday. Ducey said he is waiting to make decisions on...
Read MoreElective Surgeries To Resume May 1 For Health Care Facilities That Meet Preparedness Standards With hospitals reporting increased availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and bed capacity, Governor Ducey today issued an Executive Order removing restrictions on conducting elective surgeries for hospitals, health care facilities and providers that meet certain preparedness criteria. Under the...
Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) COVID-19 RT-PCR Test to permit testing of samples self-collected by patients at home using LabCorp’s Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 Test home collection...
Read MoreA flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. While that’s clearly good news, it also means it’s impossible to know who around you may be contagious. That complicates decisions about...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, Southwestern Region is enacting a campfire ban to protect the health and safety of employees and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Campfires at the six national forests in Arizona will be banned through June to avoid the use of fire and medical resources for human-caused wildfires amid...
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