COVID-19 Daily Update - April 26, 2020

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April 26, 2020

GOODMAN SCHWARTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS

 ARIZONA COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

 APRIL 26, 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: 6,526 - as compared to 6,280 (4/25)

Number of Deaths: 275 - as compared to 273 (4/25)

Number of Tests: 64,811 - as compared to 62,508 (4/25)

Arizona Department of Health Services - Coronavirus Home

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Zip Code


Governor and Government Agency News Releases

None


Arizona News Stories  UPDATED DAILY

Governor's Good Samaritan Order Makes it Harder for Families to Sue Nursing Homes Over COVID-19, Experts Say - AzCentral
Unemployed Arizonans Who Qualify Only For Federal Aid Won't See Checks For Weeks - Tucson Daily Star
Coronavirus Outbreak Forces Tucson Schools to Confront Student Digital Inequity - Tucson Daily Star
For Tucson's ‘New Blue Collar Workforce,' Coronavirus Has Hit a Little Harder - Tucson Daily Star
'Confused and Lonely': 78-year-old Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Mesa Nursing Home - AzCentral
Hospitals Will Be Able to Perform Elective Surgeries Starting May 1, But What Will That Look Like? - AzCentral
Will Summer Heat Stop COVID-19? Experts Say It's Too Soon To Tell, But Probably Not - AzCentral


National News Stories  UPDATED DAILY

Social Distancing Will Last For Months, Birx Says - New York Times

'No Evidence' Yet That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Are Immune, WHO Says - National Public Radio

Some States Shouldn't Ease Social Distancing Until At Least June, Modelers Say - National Public Radio

Hokkaido Forced to Reinstate Lockdown After Coronavirus Returned - Time

No Evidence That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Cannot Be Reinfected - Reuters

What COVID-19 Revealed About the Internet - The Atlantic

See Which States Are Reopening and Which Are Still Shut Down - New York Times

On the Front Lines, Testing Shortages Cloud Decisions on the Economy - New York Times

RESOURCES

COVID-19 Stimulus Bill:  What It Means For States - National Conference of State Legislators

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act:  Summary of Key Health Provisions - Kaiser Family Foundation  

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

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

The “Good Samaritan Order” Protecting Frontline Healthcare Workers Responding to the COVID-19 Outbreak - April 9, 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

Protection of Vulnerable Residents at Nursing Care Institutions, Residential Care Institutions, ICF-IIDs and DD Medical Group Homes from COVID-19 - 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

Ensuring Individuals Whose Employment is Affected by COVID-19 Have Access to Unemployment Insurance - March 20, 2020

Delaying Elective Surgeries to Conserve Personal Protective Equipment Necessary to Test and Treat Patients with COVID-19 - March 19, 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 

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Pima County

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Yavapai County

Yuma County

Prepared by the team at Goodman Schwartz Public Affairs