9, 2020, the first patient in Pima County tested positive for COVID-19.
Earlier in the day, a group of elected officials, including Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and the late Pima County Supervisor Richard Elías, held a press conference to warn that COVID-19 was on its way. They predicted it would be like a bad flu season and encouraged people to wash their hands more often.
But within weeks, it was clear this was going to be much worse than a bad flu season.
By mid-March, dozens of spring events had been canceled, from the Tucson Festival of Books to concerts at the Rialto Theatre. Restaurants and bars shut down or switched to takeout service. Pasta, meat and especially toilet paper began flying off grocery shelves. As we all learned about Zoom, Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced that the public school system would go to remote learning at the end of spring break; university and college leaders did the same.
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Advertisement: The governor’s spokesman, C.J. Karamargin, made clear Ducey will not be issuing the mandatory two-week quarantine for schools. “Gov. Ducey will not be considering this request or issuing this kind of mandate, Karamargin said. This is a local decision.” Of the local public school districts in northwest Tucson, only Catalina Foothills remains open for in-person instruction. Arizona Department of Health Services The Arizona Department of Health Services is recommending all counties in the state hold school remotely. Amphitheater Public Schools Amphitheater schools returned to classes online only Monday and anticipate staying in a remote model until at least Jan. 19. According to the district’s Communications Director Michelle Valenzuela, Amphi will continue