Photos for April 11: Tucson gets by during Coronavirus Pandemic
From the April's Tucson-area coronavirus coverage: 1,200+ Pima County cases, stay-home order extended series
Tucson area residents and businesses grapple with closures, restrictions, shortages and sundry challenges during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Among the highlights: Hitting the links, training for the worst, hoping for the best by staying in touch with loved ones.
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Susan Hillman chats with her mother Betty Hillman via telephone, April 9, 2020, Tucson, Ariz. Eighty-five year old Betty Hillman is in long term skilled care and Susan is unable to visit due to COVID-19 restrictions on nursing home facilities.
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Susan Hillman chats with her mother Betty Hillman near a photo of Betty and her husband, Susan's dad, Bill, circa 2105, April 9, 2020, Tucson, Ariz. Eighty-five year old Betty Hillman is in long term skilled care and Susan is unable to visit due to COVID-19 restrictions on nursing home facilities.
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Ben Forbes, left, owner of Forbes Meat Company, helps Jeronimo "Mo" Madril, right owner and executive chef of Geronimo's Revenge, wrap up tortilla's for to-go carnitas for Forbes Meat Company and Geronimo's Revenge's "Carnitas for the community" at Thunder Canyon Brewery, 220 E. Broadway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 6, 2020. Forbes Meat Company and Geronimo's Revenge partnered to help the restaurant community by offering free carnitas to those affected by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). They will be making to go carnitas every Monday in April starting at 2pm until all the to go packs, roughly 60, are all gone. Forbes wanted to find a way to help out the restaurant community. "They are struggling and my business is exploding," said Forbes.
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David Clark, left, out of work bartender, and Jeronimo "Mo" Madril, owner and executive chef of Geronimo's Revenge, practice social distancing while waiting to give out carnitas for Forbes Meat Company and Geronimo's Revenge's "Carnitas for the community" at Thunder Canyon Brewery, 220 E. Broadway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 6, 2020. Forbes Meat Company and Geronimo's Revenge partnered to help the restaurant community by offering free carnitas to those affected by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). They will be making to go carnitas every Monday in April starting at 2pm until all the to go packs, roughly 60, are all gone.
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Steve Tracy, Thunder Canyon Brewery co-owner and brewer, fills up 16oz bottles of locally made hand sanitizer at Thunder Canyon Brewery, 220 E. Broadway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 6, 2020. Thunder Canyon Brewery, along with a few other local distilleries, are making United States Food and Drug Administration approved hand sanitizer for hospitals, first responders and the public in response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). "Whatever I have, I am turning into hand sanitizer," said Tracy. "We are going to keep making it as much as we can."
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Steve Tracy, Thunder Canyon Brewery co-owner and brewer, fills up 16oz bottles of locally made hand sanitizer at Thunder Canyon Brewery, 220 E. Broadway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 6, 2020. Thunder Canyon Brewery, along with a few other local distilleries, are making United States Food and Drug Administration approved hand sanitizer for hospitals, first responders and the public in response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). "Whatever I have, I am turning into hand sanitizer," said Tracy. "We are going to keep making it as much as we can."
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David Sbarra, a psychology professor at the University of Arizona, points his webcam at his children Margot, 9, and Mateo, 12, as he begins his introduction of his office hours for a class he now conducts over Zoom in his living room while teaching from home, on April 7, 2020.
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Ben Elias, manager at Westbound, center, helps Dustin Schaber with his pickup order on April 8, 2020. Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) only two customers are allowed in the shop, located at the MSA Annex, at the same time and all orders are to-go.
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Laura Tanzer, a local fashion designer, posted on Facebook that she will make masks for $5.00 each on April 5. Tanzer thought she would receive a couple of dozen orders, but, within 24 hours she heard from over 200 people. Tanzer is now working out of her shop in downtown Tucson making masks that also has a filter sowed into them. Tanzer is wearing one of her masks as she sows on April 8, 2020.
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Oro Valley Hospital chief administration officer Erinn Oller talks with Fang, a local organizer with the Chinese-American COVID-19 Relief AZ group, which donated 6,000 masks, on April 9, 2020. Additional mask donations are planned as soon as shipments arrive.
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Healthcare workers line up for their 2 free Sonoran hot dogs and a drink from BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs in the parking lot of St. Mary's Hospital on April 10, 2020. The owner, Benny Galaz, is giving free food to healthcare workers at Tucson area hospitals for the next several weeks as a way to say thank you for their hard work during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Benny Galaz, owner of BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs, cooks up Sonoran hot dogs in the parking lot of St. Mary's Hospital on April 10, 2020. Galaz is giving free food to healthcare workers at Tucson area hospitals for the next several weeks as a way to say thank you for their hard work during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Healthcare workers line up for their 2 free Sonoran hot dogs and a drink from BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs in the parking lot of St. Mary's Hospital on April 10, 2020. The owner, Benny Galaz, is giving free food to healthcare workers at Tucson area hospitals for the next several weeks as a way to say thank you for their hard work during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
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A man uses the taped off exercise station in Reid Park as an anchor for his band workout, April 8, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
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Alicia Roseanna, 9, fourth grader at Esperanza Elementary School, grabs a sheet of paper while listening to her teacher, Rachel Watson, and her classmates inside her home in Tucson, Ariz. during Watson's online class on April 7, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) closing down schools and universities, teachers and students have been forced to schedule and participate in classes online for the remainder of the school year.
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COVID-19 survivor, Glen Reed, poses for a photo looking out from the room he's using for isolation from his family in his home, April 10, 2020, Tucson, Ariz. Reed spent nearly a month in the hospital including weeks in ICU on a ventilator.
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ER and EMS workers run through a drill practicing how to process an incoming patient experiencing a respiratory emergency at the Tucson Medical Center's Emergency Room, on April 10, 2020.
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Tucson Fire Paramedic personnel prepare to run a drill at the Tucson Medical Center's Emergency Room, on April 10, 2020.
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The CDC recommends Americans wear a facial covering when out in public, part of an effort to reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Above, shopping for spring blooms at Tucson’s Green Things Nursery.
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) signs taped onto dorms at the Babcock Dorms. The rooms located at 1717 E Speedway Boulevard may be used to house hospital workers from Banner - University Medical Center if they need to be quarantined due to COVID-19.
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Alex Swain, a member of Beloved in the Desert - Tucson's chapter of the Episcopal Service Corps, packs the trunk of his housemate's SUV in the parking lot of Fry's on 2480 N Swan Road after grocery shopping for an elderly man, on April 3, 2020. Swain and his housemates have volunteered to shop for elderly and at risk populations as people quarantine and stay at home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Julisa Montano, a bus driver with Sunnyside Unified School District, gathers up the last few meals to hand out to students outside of Gallego Primary School, on April 7, 2020. The school district is distributing meals and has wifi available for students to use for school.
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A table is taped off at Fred Enke Golf Course, 8251 E. Irvington Rd., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 5, 2020 due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). With a rise in the amount of people participating in golf, due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Tucson City Golf is taking extra measures to keep people safe such as sanitizing golf carts after each use and social distancing.
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Rich DelVecchio, a Fred Enke Golf Course employee, sanitizes a golf cart. Course revenues at Tucson’s city-owned golf properties are up nearly 28% from the same period last year.
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Golfers practice social distancing while on the driving range at Fred Enke Golf Course, 8251 E. Irvington Rd., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 5, 2020. With a rise in the amount of people participating in golf, due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Tucson City Golf is taking extra measures to keep people safe such as sanitizing golf carts after each use and social distancing.
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Here's a look at April stories surrounding local coronavirus coverage. This collection will continue to be updated. To see stories from Januar…
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across Arizona is 3,702, up from 3,539 the day before, Arizona health officials said on Monday.
Small firms in Rio Nuevo district must apply by Friday.
In Pima County, there were 685 cases of coronavirus confirmed on Tuesday, with 32 known coronavirus deaths.
List of places where you get a deal while ordering takeout during the COVID-19 outbreak
Find a map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona
To avoid unmanageable spikes in coronavirus, we need to put more effort not just into testing but also tracing the contacts of infected people.
Optional testing will be available to all students, faculty and staff, UA President Robert Robbins says.
The average inmate population at the Pima County jail has dropped by almost 500 inmates since early March.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across Arizona is 3,962, Arizona health officials said on Wednesday.
Antes, el Presidente había dicho que solo él daría ese tipo de órdenes a los estados.
Find a map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona
Get a $35 gift card for a downtown Tucson business for only $25. But act quickly, the last round of 1,000 gift cards were gone in less than two hours.
Ducey also dismissed the idea of an all-mail election for Arizona.
Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday he's looking to restore the ability of Arizona hospitals — which are reporting financial losses of 30% to 40% a month — to again do elective surgeries.
Here's today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
Church members banded together to raise funds for meals with the help of the Triple T Truck Stop.
The Arizona Corporation Commission has pushed back hearings for requests by Tucson Electric Power, Southwest Gas to raise rates.
As the spread of the novel coronavirus continues to cause concern in people across the globe, parents-to-be are especially anxious about how the virus will impact their pregnancy and their newborns.
The increase in the jobless rate is a taste of what's to come given that the March data was collected before Arizona businesses were ordered closed and a stay-at-home order was put in place.
Across the state, 49,230 people have been tested for coronavirus, with 6,190 tests in Pima County.
In just three weeks, a local nonprofit's gift card incentive program has raised $105,000 for more than 60 downtown Tucson businesses weathering the coronavirus pandemic.
Here's a look at today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
As the effects of business closures and stay-at-home orders take hold, the latest projections for Arizona's economy are much more pessimistic than initial models.
Here's a look at today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
A Marana restaurant is still waiting to see if it's approved for a federal loan while one of Tucson's largest family-owned restaurant companies has yet to see any cash from its approved applications.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Arizona is 5,064, state health officials said Monday.
Here's a look at today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
They gathered at the state Capitol Monday to protest stay-at-home and business-closure orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Tucson resident Regina Watkins noticed that her stimulus money appeared in her bank account, she wrote a check for $1,200 with her nephew…
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Closure at busy time of year "devastating," said executive director of Tucson Botanical Gardens.
That's how many people have applied for unemployment benefits in the past five weeks.
Here's a look at today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
While many lakes in Southern Arizona are still open for fishing, there are also plenty of stay-at-home ways to stay or get involved.
Legislature has been in recess since March 23 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
973 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Pima County, state health officials say.
Here's a look at today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
Forty students from the University of Arizona’s Colleges of Medicine are graduating early to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Here's a look at today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
Move comes after customers ordering takeout were seen drinking on the restaurant's patio.
Bear Creek Electrical agreed to pay $1,600 after the Labor Department said the company violated the COVID-19 sick-leave law.
The new order is a major shift from a policy of reserving the tests only for those who either had a doctor's order or specific symptoms.
The task force will develop criteria for reopening in phases, help expedite changes in government regulations and provide guidance to employers to ensure their employees are safe and healthy as they return to work.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across Arizona is 6,045, the Arizona Department of Health Services said Friday morning in its daily tally.
Here's a look at today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
Here's a look at today's map of COVID-19 cases in Pima County and Arizona.
Church members banded together to raise funds for meals with the help of the Triple T Truck Stop.
A collection of photo galleries with images by Arizona Daily Star photographers taken during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020-21.
After three weeks in intensive care and over two weeks on a ventilator due to COVID-19, 57-year old Glen Reed was released from the hospital on April 7.
Like all of us, each person with intellectual/developmental disability, including my daughter Sophie, has a different capacity to process what’s happening.
Pima County using college students to help trace people who tested positive for virus, but some say they've never been contacted.
Escape from the coronavirus — bask in Tucson's sunshine and feel the embrace of the mountains.
Many students and parents are struggling to adjust to remote learning. For kids with special needs, the hurdle to staying on track can be even harder to overcome.
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PHOENIX — New data released by the state Sunday shows at least 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in most ZIP codes in the Tucson and Phoenix metr…
Hiring and salary freezes as well as furloughs are being considered as the UA braces for the financial fallout from coronavirus.
The University of Arizona’s administration is “cautiously optimistic” the fall semester will resume in-person and in the meantime is helping i…
Many day-use sites, restrooms and other developed recreation facilities in the forest north of Tucson are either closed or offer reduced services.
Newly released data from the state that shows coronavirus cases by ZIP code should be “cautiously” interpreted, say local and state health dep…
The rising number of coronavirus cases at immigration detention centers has led to protests and lawsuits across the country.
PHOENIX — Another 95,000-plus Arizonans filed for unemployment benefits this past week.
"To publicly advocate hydroxychloroquine as the magic bullet 'game changer' for the pandemic at this stage is dangerous and could constitute medical malpractice," argue the malaria specialists who penned our latest Local Opinion.
In a series of tweets, the governor said he is still looking at April 30 as a time to consider allowing people to go places as well as to see what kinds of businesses can reopen.
Hanging in the balance is the future of several ballot proposals where groups started gathering signatures in person before the COVID-19 outbreak made that impossible.
Social distancing rules have compounded the grief of Tucsonans whose loved ones passed away over the past month or so, whether they died from the virus or other causes.
Dave Heeke, the University of Arizona's athletic director, told boosters and fans in an open letter that the expected financial hit is a result of revenue losses, ticket sales and "a decline in other revenue projections."
Tucson organizations that support women and girls here are being offered the chance to win a $500 grant through the Women's Foundation of Sout…
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across Arizona is 4,234, Arizona health officials said Thursday.
A surge in hospitalizations of coronavirus patients is anticipated towards the end of April. The University of Arizona and the state report positive findings on the availability of ventilators, as well as inpatient and ICU beds.
The UA athletic director discusses the state of his department and college sports amid the coronavirus pandemic, including the fate of the 2020 football season.
Gov. Doug Ducey and Sen. Martha McSally want to be sure voters know who deserves thanks, praise and credit for sending Arizona 100 ventilators…
"Honor the spirit of hope," says Jim Click, Jr. "I’m encouraged that brighter days are ahead. Moving through these difficulties means setting your sights on the other side of them."
The unprecedented steps are being made as the UA braces for "extreme" economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
UA president Robert C. Robbins' plan would lead to significant cuts, especially for the Wildcats' highest-paid coaches and administrators.
Organization says the number of deaths per day in Arizona should be declining from this point forward.
Cost-saving efforts come as the UA has already seen $66 million in losses — and is projected to lose as much as $250 million — as a result of the coronavirus.
Across Arizona, 51,045 people have been tested for COVID-19, with 6,380 tests in Pima County.
We can't get together at the restaurants, gyms, bars and other businesses that make this community a community, and that threatens many of them.
The coronavirus pandemic ended the daily bustle at ports along the Arizona-Mexico border, and apparently some of the cover it provided to drug…
Added costs to handle COVID-19, a state ban on certain surgeries and people avoiding the ER has hospitals here hurting financially.
At least one Tucson-area school district is considering having students attend on a staggered schedule, trading off in-person instruction and live-streaming classes from home.
One hotel has 200 rooms, the other has 115 rooms to house homeless people who either are at risk of getting the virus or are showing symptoms or have tested positive.
Not all snowbirds in Southern Arizona are heading back home for the summer just yet.
Federal officials reported 22 confirmed cases of the coronavirus at immigration detention centers in Arizona on Monday, up from eight cases la…
963 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the Tucson area, county data shows.
Several major carriers have been sending the unused portions of their fleets to Pinal Airpark to wait out the coronavirus pandemic. It had 268 aircraft in storage as of Monday.
In 2014, candidate Martha McSally said Congress and the president were responsible for "taking action before there's a crisis" involving an epidemic. She was right then.
The Historic Fourth Avenue Coalition and the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association are offering an additional $10 on every $25 gift card sold.
"I'm asking for patience," says Gov. Doug Ducey, under pressure from some in his own Republican Party to reopen the state despite a growing number of COVID-19 deaths.
UA president Robert C. Robbins said in a radio interview Wednesday that he’s “really concerned” about whether college football will be played this fall, and that he is still awaiting guidance from the NCAA in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Arizona is at 5,769, the Arizona Department of Health Services said Thursday morning in its daily tally.
Casino del Sol and its resorts have extended their closures until at least May 13.
How close is Arizona to hitting a peak in COVID-19 cases? Reports by several different organizations paint a wide spectrum of possibilities.
"This is going to be one of the most challenging seasons we're going to have," official warns.