Navajo President Jonathan Nez led delivery of food and water to areas near Gallup, N.M. today, Monday, but many chapters are still in need of help, with roads closed to Gallup for supplies. More than 800 families on the Navajo Nation near Gallup were provided with supplies today at Manuelito, Chilchiltah, Tsayatoh, Red Rock, and Bááháálí, formerly Bread Springs, N.M.
The New Mexico Governor extended the lockdown of Gallup through Thursday, May 7, under the Riot Control Act
Grassroots aid organizations said on Sunday night that they are struggling to reach 500 families in Gallup and McKinley County, which said they need food and water.
Volunteers are currently seeking permission to deliver vital supplies to the most vulnerable during the lockdown. -- Censored News
Volunteers are currently seeking permission to deliver vital supplies to the most vulnerable during the lockdown. -- Censored News
New Mexico data
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Below IHS service agencies coronavirus cases May 4, 2020
Nationwide, the Indian Health Service shows increases in coronavirus cases throughout Indian country
McKinley County now has 1,233 coronavirus cases, and 21 deaths, as Gallup emergency order extended
Press statement of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
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May 4, 2020 | Press Releases
SANTA FE – An emergency declaration requested by the mayor of Gallup and authorized by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been extended through noon, Thursday, May 7, per the mayor’s request. The action is intended to continue the aggressive physical distancing in the community and thus mitigate transmission of COVID-19.
In response to an emergency request from Gallup Mayor Louis Bonaguidi, the governor at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 1, invoked the state’s Riot Control Act, authorizing her to enact further temporary restrictions to mitigate the uninhibited spread of COVID-19 in that city.
An emergency declaration made under the act is in effect until noon the third day after it becomes effective.
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SANTA FE – An emergency declaration requested by the mayor of Gallup and authorized by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been extended through noon, Thursday, May 7, per the mayor’s request. The action is intended to continue the aggressive physical distancing in the community and thus mitigate transmission of COVID-19.
In response to an emergency request from Gallup Mayor Louis Bonaguidi, the governor at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 1, invoked the state’s Riot Control Act, authorizing her to enact further temporary restrictions to mitigate the uninhibited spread of COVID-19 in that city.
An emergency declaration made under the act is in effect until noon the third day after it becomes effective.
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