Even though nursing homes across the United States have been severely impacted by COVID-19, with outbreaks causing high rates of infection, on Nov. 12 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services further eased restrictions and to allow visitation “for all residents at all times.”
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Many delegates expressed frustration with the lack of clarity as to how projects in the bill were prioritized and selected, whether the selection was equitable across agencies and chapters, and how they address the Nation’s COVID-19 pandemic response.
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The first bill to appropriate American Rescue Plan Act Fiscal Recovery Funds for new projects and services were dropped on Nov. 24 by sponsor Seth Damon, speaker of the Council, and Navajo Nation leaders, saying it will provide direct relief and jobs for Diné citizens.
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Just when many were trying to catch a bit of respite over the Thanksgiving holiday, on “Black Friday” the World Health Organization designated the COVID-19 “Omicron” a “variant of concern.”
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With average weekly COVID-19 cases remaining high, and 65 chapters with “uncontrolled spread,” the Navajo Nation remains in the “red” threshold level, Navajo Epidemiology Center Epidemiologist Del Yazzie reported in a town hall on Tuesday.
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