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Green turtle hatchling on a sandy beach of Cayo Largo, Cuba.

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An executive order by Gov. Doug Ducey identifies groceries, pharmacies, health care and home care services, gas stations and more as “essential services” that cannot be shuttered by local governments in response to the coronavirus. But it also lists parks, trails, laundries and pawn brokers as essential, raising eyebrows among some mayors.

Mayors ‘flabbergasted’ at list of services Ducey order would protect

Some Arizona mayors questioned why things like golf courses and pawnshops made the list of "essential services" in the executive order.
Jobless claims in Arizona jumped to more than eight times their normal level last week, to 29,000, as the first wave of layoffs from businesses affected by COVID-19 changes hit the state. In a typical week, about 3,500 claims are filed, state officials said.

Arizona jobless claims skyrocket, as coronavirus starts to hit economy

The Department of Economic Security says it's working to get benefits to people, as claims neared almost 30,000 last week.

Coronavirus Briefings At The White House

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Hugo López-Gatell, Mexico's undersecretary of health, presenting updates on the coronavirus pandemic.

Mexico enters phase two of strategy against coronavirus

The plan includes closing schools until April 19, canceling events of more than 100 people.
Photo accompanying a March 22 Tucson Police Department tweet updating an investigation into possible stolen COVID-19 test kits. TPD later said the test kits weren't stolen in the first place.

Tucson coronavirus test kit case wasn't a burglary

The perceived audacity of the presumed crime drew outrage and national coverage.

Health officials emphasize importance of mental health amid social distancing

A Pima County official said people need to remember that social distancing does not mean emotional isolation.

8 Indoor Activities to Release Kids' Energy

Are your kids stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic? Here are some games to play indoors to help them get the wiggles out.
Professor Michael Sulkowski says it's important for parents adjusting to school closures and working from home not to try and be an expert teacher and to be a parent first.

Advice to parents: Listen, be flexible and cut yourselves a break

A school psychology professor offers suggestions to parents during school closures related to the new coronavirus.
Hydrocodone and oxycodone tablets.

Chronic pain patients affected by opioid crisis

CDC guidelines cut back on prescriptions.

We're all in this Together: A message from Sesame Workshop

Your friends on Sesame Street are here to support you and your family during the COVID-19 health crisis.
Banner Health workers seal a collection kit at a drive-thru testing site, in this undated still image from video. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

Arizona coronavirus news briefs, March 24

Recent coverage of COVID-19 impacting Southern Arizona: UA scientists make testing kits, Pima County cases on the rise, and more.
Still image from a Banner Health video of drive-thru COVID-19 specimen collection. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

COVID-19 cases on the rise in Pima County, state, with more expected

The Arizona Health Services Department reported five deaths in the state, including Pima County's first.
Photo accompanying a UANews release about university scientists' efforts to make COVID-19 specimen collection kits to distribute locally.

UA scientists step up to help local shortage of coronavirus testing kits

A team at the University of Arizona is producing thousands of collection kits for the virus.
The lights are on, but not everybody’s home. Congressional offices, like many around the nation, are turning to teleworking to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Capitol Hill offices adapt to teleworking

Arizona lawmakers, like the rest of Congress and much of the nation, are learning to telework in the face of COVID-19.

Immigration lawyers: New personal protective equipment rules endangering detainees

Lawyers and advocacy groups say the U.S. government is defying public health rules intended to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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