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COVID-19

Guía interina para prevenir la propagación de la enfermedad del coronavirus 2019 (COVID-2019) en los hogares y las comunidades residenciales

Esta guía interina se basa en lo que actualmente se sabe sobre la epidemiología del COVID-19 y la transmisión de otras infecciones respiratorias virales. Los CDC actualizarán esta guía interina a medida que sea necesario y se disponga de más información. Los coronavirus son una familia grande de virus, entre los cuales hay algunos que […]
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Pima County Public Health Update

You can view our daily COVID-19 health updates with Dr. Bob England, Pima County Health Department’s Director, on the County YouTube page. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. This is a rapidly evolving situation, and the Pima County Health Department (PCHD) is closely monitoring any new
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Steps to Prevent Illness

There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet). Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected […]
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Mayor Romero Announces New Actions on COVID-19 Prevention

Mayor Romero released the following statement announcing City of Tucson actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. You can view her video statement here. “I want to take a moment to share with you the actions that I am taking to address the serious public health risk that COVID-19 presents to our community. First, I want […]
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Coronavirus: Ten reasons why you ought not to panic

Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it is a serious issue. In less than two months, it has spread over several continents. Pandemic means sustained and continuous transmission of the disease, simultaneously in more than three different geographical regions. Pandemic does not refer to the lethality of a virus but […]