Author: Arlyssa Becenti

The Public Health Emergency Order defines a mask as a covering designed to filter one’s breathing through both the nose and mouth. A mask must snugly cover the face around the nose and mouth to prevent the wearer from breathing unfiltered air. It may be a commercially made face mask, or a homemade cloth face covering.

“What we are trying to coordinate at a very high level is tracing,” said Tso. “This group is not the most obedient group to try to do self-care. We were able to track down 170 individuals who would’ve had contact with the first cases. At this point we’ve tested 81 and 59 came back positive.”

Navajo Nation has reached 1, 042 COVID-19 cases and 41 deaths as of Thursday night.

On a warm Friday afternoon, Navajo Nation Police Chief Phillip Francisco was in his police unit and on the phone with his office making sure food would be supplied to his officers.

The Northern Diné COVID-19 Relief Effort’s main goal is to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by delivering care packages to families in need — in the safest way possible.