Navajo Nation To Allow ‘Soft Reopening’ Of Some Businesses
Mar 12, 2021, 3:27 PM
(KSL TV)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials cited a declining number of new COVID-19 cases and other improving conditions as they announced a new public health order that will allow some businesses to reopen under certain restrictions.
That includes the tribe’s four casinos.
However, officials said a separate new health order will keep the daily curfew for residents of the tribe’s reservation from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. in effect.
8 new cases, 16,212 recoveries, and seven more deaths related to COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/0CvPfMZiVc
— Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (@NNPrezNez) March 12, 2021
Both orders will take effect Monday.
The Navajo Nation is located in the Four Corners area which includes Utah’s San Juan County.
Officials cited testing availability, hospital capacity, and contact tracing in addition to the decrease in new cases as factors in the transition to a status allowing some businesses to reopen under restrictions that include capacity limits.