This area with soar coronavirus rates comes back in the lock
Cases of coronaviruses have recently sprayed in Navajo Nation, inviting a return to lease.
The Trible Nation-American Tribal Nation extended more than 17 million acres throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Utah-A againreturned to lock, thanks to the rise in coronavirus rates. According to an update of 17 June of the Navajo Department of Health, theNavajo Nation had 6,747 positive coronavirus tests and 322 dead among its population about174,000 Total residents-The highest per capita infection rates throughout the country.
Just one month before, the total number ofPositive coronavirus tests in Navajo Nation was 3,912, with 140 total deaths, according to a press release of May 16 from the Office of the President and Vice-President of Navajo Nation.
In response to the strongIncrease of coronavirus infectionsThe Ministry of Health Navajo Nation hasmandated two locks of 57 hours-New on June 19th at 8 o'clock. And ending at 5 o'clock on June 22nd and one on weekends, as well as daily feu trees of 8 hours. In fact, the measures of home refuge are so strict that even grocery stores will be closed, Navajo Nation officials recommend that residents remain within its limits to the extent possible.
In an interview with CNN, President of Navajo NationJonathan Nose noted that themultigenerational housing in which many residents of Navajo Nation live With their families have made infections a difficult proposition. Nose also highlighted the lack of running water in many homes - with more than30% of residents of Navajo Nation living without toilet or faucet, according to the Navajo Water project-like a barrier toEffective handwasher.
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Cases of coronaviruses in the Navajo nation have probably influenced and have been influenced by the propagation of COVID-19 in the surrounding areas of UTAH and Arizona, according to public health officials, with many national residents. Obliged to leave tribal lands to access the necessary supplies. According to UCLA Health, there is onlySix hospitals on Navajo Nation, while health partners indicate that theNavajo Nation has only 13 grocery stores.
"[This] means that more people use the same store or must go to neighboring states for essential items," says the doctorLeann Poston, MD, a medical expert withMedical vibifier. "Many households can share a vehicle to reduce costs - a practice that can increase the spread of infection."
"There are only a few people going to Phoenix or other hotspots to catch the virus and start another wave of new cases here on Navajo Nation," said nose in a statement. "If we stay at home and limit all the trips, we can beat this virus." And for more insight in cases of rising coronaviruses, check these5 states that are "control losers" of coronaviruses.