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More Arizona municipalities declare COVID-19 emergencies

360 ROMERO CITY MEETING
John DeSoto/AZPM Staff
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero speaks to members of the press shortly after a closed-door meeting with city leaders and the business community about potential restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16, 2020.

More municipalities in Arizona joined the state and federal government in declaring emergencies due to COVID-19 this week. With every declaration come varying stipulations, all in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. As for the government’s approach so far, Arizona 360 got insight from former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, who served under President George Bush during the 2003 SARS outbreak.