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By Darren Thompson, Special to Native News Online
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Overnight, the Navajo Nation had its first reported death from the COVID-19 virus, Native News Online has learned.
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WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Treasury Dept. announced Friday morning that Tax Day will be moved to July 15 from April 15 because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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MOORE, Okla. — After discovering a fellow member of Congress tested positive for COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) decided to go into self-quarantine as a precautionary measure.
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EAGAN, Minn. — The StrongHearts Native Helpline, a culturally appropriate domestic and dating violence helpline for Native Americans, wants Indian Country to know the service is still in operation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Navajo Nation Now Reporting 14 Positive Cases of COVID-19; Navajo Citizens are Asked to Stay at Home
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The number of known positive cases of the COVID-19 across Navajo Nation rose to 14 on Thursday, as tribal officials issued an emergency shelter-in-place order for the Chilchinbeto community to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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TULSA, Okla. — Indian Country appears to have one of its first casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic when a Cherokee tribal citizen passed away on Wednesday from the virus.
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, is seeking documentation of testing equipment for COVID-19 at Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities across Indian Country.
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WASHINGTON — To help ease the strain on American families during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress sent the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature late Wednesday, who signed it into law.
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Direct payments to individuals is not included in this Act
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