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This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Virus variant from United Kingdom found in Arizona

3 people in the state have tested positive for the new strain

Finding Fitness During COVID

How a local gym owner has learned to cope with the pandemic through calm communication and a real passion for fitness. (07:48)
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: Biden brings changes to AZ, Navajo Nation hits 1K COVID-19 deaths

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 29.
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Arizona feelings about COVID-19 are based on politics

A new poll shows politics equals COVID reactions in the state.

AZ weekly unemployment continues to be a mixed bag

The two major programs in the state are heading in the opposite direction.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 203 more virus deaths as toll passes 13,000

Case numbers are beginning to peak, relieving pressure on hospitals
Vehicles drive south into Mexico through the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Ariz. August 2020.

Economic impacts of border travel restrictions in Arizona

Non-essential travel at ports of entry between Mexico and Canada has been restricted since March 2020.
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation reports 1,000 COVID-19 deaths

The majority of the those who have died from COVID-19 complications are between the ages of 60 and 69.
Border wall fencing with concertina wire attached in Douglas, Ariz. January 2021.

COVID’s economic crush fueling emigration from Central America

Apprehensions along the U.S. southwest border increased in December compared to 2019.
Fog gathers in the mountains after the first big monsoon rain of the season. July 23,2020

Supply, communication stymie Rillito Park vaccination plan

Pima County envisions horse track as vaccination center.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: State distributes 500K vaccines, better communication promised between feds and local health departments

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 28.
Cocopah Indian Tribe Vice-Chairwoman Rosa J. Long getting her second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose in January 2020.

Cocopah Indian Tribe COVID-19 vaccine rollout, evaluating public's interest

To better understand the stigma behind vaccines in the community, the tribe launched a survey and asked for questions.
UA Cancer Center oncology nurse Iris Delfakis receives the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine administered at Banner-UMC on Dec. 17, 2020.

Vaccination leaders welcome promise of better communication

Biden promises three week notice on vaccine shipments.
A health care worker holds a vial of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

More than a half-million COVID-19 vaccines distributed in AZ

The rate of second dosages is still slow.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Health officials say keep up safety measures, UA scientists test Mars drone

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 27.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Lauren Redniss on "Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The hidden history of Tucson's Barnum Hill; living with dementia during the pandemic; and a short story read by Aurelie Sheehan.

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