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10 www.DesertMessenger.com March 18, 2020 www.QuartzsiteVideos.com Watch Quartzsite Council meetings @ COVID-19 FROM PAGE 5 HOLLYWOOD PETS Pamper your pet in our state-of-the-art fully mobile grooming parlor Mobile Grooming Professionally groomed by Robin Barbour Award winning groomer! 26 years experience! Best Rates in Town! 218-426-5317 NOW OPEN! TYSON RV PARK - 350 W. Main out of supplies like toilet paper , bleach, hand sanitizers, etc.. A buy- ing frenzie is taking place all over the area. Officials are asking people to only purchase what they need, in- stead of hoarding. PHOENIX: The City of Phoenix has declared a state of emer- gency due to the #coronavirus. This forces the immediate clo- sure of bars, along with transi- tioning restaurants to delivery/ takeout/drive-thru only start- ing at 8 p.m. March 17, 2020! • COVID-19 (previously known as novel coronavirus) is a respiratory disease that has very similar symp- toms to the seasonal flu. Symptoms include fever, cough and short- ness of breath. It's spread person- to-person either from close contact with an infected person or contact with respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The people most at risk of becom- ing infected with COVID-19 are those with recent travel to an area with ongoing transmission of the disease, and people with close con- tact to someone diagnosed or sus- pected of having the disease. The majority of people who contract the disease have mild symptoms. The elderly and/or those with underly- ing chronic medical conditions have a higher risk. • What is social distancing? Put simply, the idea is to maintain a dis- tance between you and other people — in this case, at least six feet. Self- initiated isolation by people with mild diseases would continue to be the most important community intervention to reduce the burden on health system and reduce virus transmission. • There is no treatment for the Coronavirus at the moment, so if you begin having a fever or experiencing symptoms of a respiratory infection such as cough or trouble breathing and you have been in contact with someone with the Coronavirus or in an area with the Coronavirus, notify your doctor. ARIZONA TESTING UPDATE - 3-17-2020: Arizona is up to 20 cas- es now. One new one in Maricopa, another in Navajo County. COVID- 19 now in 5 Arizona counties *221 tested by AZ state lab *142 ruled out *66 pending *20 positive total La Paz county is waiting for results on 5 pending samples. CLOSURES AND CHANGES around the state: BLUEWATER CINEMAS Due to the risk of COVID-19, Blue- water Cinemas will be limiting our show times to two screenings a day. Fighting and keeping this new virus from our guests has been our top priority. This is effective immedi- ately due to the risk of our valued guests and our hard working em- ployees being exposed to the fast spreading Coronavirus. Bluewater Cinemas management and staff have been committed to keeping our enterprise germ-free with every auditorium and all high traffic areas being cleaned and sanitized con- stantly. At this time there will only be two showtimes a day: 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM. This action is being taken to limit the amount of people in theaters and to double our efforts to keeping the building safe from the Coronavirus. The Arcade and Family Fun Zone will remain closed until further notice. Sorry for the inconvenience and stay happy and healthy. HEARD MUSEUM: Closed for the next three weeks through April 5, 2020 where the museum will then "reassess the situation." The closure includes the museum and museum grounds, Courtyard Cafe, and Heard Museum stores. PHOENIX ART MUSEUM: Closed for the next three weeks and plans to reopen on April 6. The closure includes the museum galleries, and Lemon Art Research Library. Cur- rently, Palette at Phoenix Art Musi- cal is "evaluating a plan for limited or reduced hours." HARKINS THEATRES: On Monday, Scottsdale-based Harkins Theatres announced that it would suspend operations at its movie theaters un- til March 31. "Make no mistake, we will be back soon, bigger, and better than ever," President Mike Bowers said in a statement. ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER: Be- ginning Tuesday, March 17, the Ari- zona Science Center will be closed and will remain closed until April 6, according to a statement. More in- formation. MEDIEVAL TIMES: Medieval Times' president and CEO an- nounced Sunday that it would stop shows and close its castle in Arizona from Monday, March 16 to Tuesday, March 31. VISITS TO HAVASUPAI FALLS: The Havasupai Tribal Council an- nounced that it would suspend its tourism operations until April 14, which means people will not be able to visit the Village of Supai, Havasu Falls, Mooney Falls, or Beaver Falls. FLAGSTAFF Officials in the City of Flagstaff have ordered a num- ber of businesses closed in the city as a result of the ongoing corona- virus pandemic. According to a statement issued Monday night, the proclamation, issued by Mayor Coral Evans, will take effect at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, and will last until 11:59 p.m. on April 1. All restaurants, food courts, cafes, cof- feehouses, retail food facilities and other similar businesses and estab- lishments are banned from service food and beverages that will be con- sumed on-premise. The businesses, according to the proclamation, will be encouraged to offer food and beverage using delivery, window, drive-through or drive-up service. In addition, bars, taverns, brew- eries, wineries, theaters, libraries, gyms and bowling alleys will be closed. THIS IS A RAPIDLY EVOLVING SITUATION! Please tune in to your local TV and radio channels, along with reliable social media sites for updates! STAY UP TO DATE LOCALLY on Desert Messenger's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Desert- MessengerNews For more information about the outbreak, visit the ADHS corona- virus website at www.azdhs.gov/ coronavirus or the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/COVID19 .

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