COVID-19 Daily Update - May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE
May 18, 2020
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Throughout the COVID-19 public health crisis, the team at Goodman Schwartz Public Affairs has been communicating, in real time, with our clients on all major announcements and circumstances impacting their specific sectors. We will, of course, continue to rapidly provide such industry specific information, as such circumstances warrant.
As an additional resource for our clients and interested parties, this Arizona COVID-19 Daily Update is intended to provide a broader perspective on the COVID-19 response in Arizona.
By the Numbers UPDATED DAILY
Number of Cases: 14,170 - as compared to 13,937 (5/17)
Number of Deaths: 686 - as compared to 680 (5/17)
Number of Tests: 212,784 - as compared to 203,006 (5/17)
Government and Government Agency News Releases
Arizona News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Arizona Routinely Ranks Last in the Nation for COVID-19 Testing. Here are Some Reasons Why - The Arizona Republic
Arizona House to Resume Work Despite Senate Vote to Adjourn - Associated Press
Facilities for Seniors Should Keep Their Guard Up for Virus as Public Life Resumes, Health Experts Say - Arizona Daily Star
National News Stories UPDATED DAILY
Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Shows Encouraging Early Results in Human Safety Trial - The Washington Post
Why the U.S. Is Not Heading For a Second Great Depression, According to Jerome Powell - Newsweek
How Many Americans Have Been Tested for the Coronavirus? - The Atlantic
Unprecedented World Health Assembly Convenes Online As Pandemic Rages - National Public Radio
As Coronavirus Testing Expands, a New Problem Arises: Not Enough People to Test - The Washington Post
Where Chronic Health Conditions and Coronavirus Could Collide - New York Times
As the Toll of COVID-19 Mounts Behind Bars, Many Cases Go Uncounted - Reuters
COVID-19 Kills 20 times More People per Week on Average than Flu, Scientists Estimate - Newsweek
A California Cafe Reopens with a Payroll Loan, but the Future Unclear - Reuters
RESOURCES
COVID-19 - Receiving IRS Economic Impact Payments - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
COVID-19 State Action Center - National Academy for State Health Policy
COVID-19 Screening Tool - Apple and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
COVID-19 Stimulus Bill: What It Means For States - National Conference of State Legislatures
Roadmap to Pandemic Resilience: Massive Scale Testing, Tracing, and Supported Isolation (TTSI) as the Path to Pandemic Resilience for a Free Society - Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University
Gubernatorial Executive Orders Issued to Date
Stay Healthy, Return Smarter, Return Stronger – May 12, 2020
Reporting By Nursing Care Institutions, Residential Care Institutions, ICF-IIDs And DD Medical Group Homes To Residents And Families Regarding COVID-19 – May 4, 2020
Return Stronger — Amending the Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected Order – April 29, 2020
Requesting Exemption From Executive Order 2020-10 Elective Surgeries – April 22, 2020
Expanding Food Options for Commercial Vehicle Drivers - April 15, 2020
Enhanced Surveillance Advisory - April 14, 2020
Increased Telemedicine Access for Workers’ Compensation - April 14, 2020
On the Job Training for Assisted Living Facility Caregivers - April 14, 2020
Remote Online Notarization - April 8, 2020
Flexible Food Item &. Sale of Goods at Restaurants - April 8, 2020
Requirements for Individuals Traveling to Arizona - April 8, 2020
Enhanced Surveillance Advisory - April 8, 2020
Prohibiting Small Business Evictions - April 7, 2020
Expanding Access to Pharmacies - April 2, 2020
Telemedicine for Pets and Animals - April 1, 2020
Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected - March 30, 2020
Continuity of Work - March 26, 2020
Increasing Hospital Capacity for COVID-19 Preparedness - March 26, 2020
Expansion of Telemedicine - March 25, 2020
Postponement of Eviction Actions - March 24, 2020
Enhanced Surveillance Advisory - March 23, 2020
Prohibiting the Closure of Essential Services - March 23, 2020
Limiting the Operations of Certain Businesses to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 - March 19, 2020
Limiting In-Person Motor Vehicle Division Visits for License Driver Renewals - March 19, 2020
Protective Measures to Protect Against COVID-19 - March 19, 2020
County Government Resources