'The area's biggest hospital at capacity for weeks now.' MattGutmanABC reports on how indigenous communities are uniquely affected by COVID-19 as the Navajo Nation surpasses New York City’s rate of infection.
Three generations of the Scott family had lived on its dirt floors, huddled around its wood stove and sleeping heaped on the jumble of bedding -- or when it was too cold, in the rusting Dodge Durango outside.Scott told ABC News she was standing over the open grave of her son, Bobby Jr., on May 8 when her grandchildren called from the hut:"Grandpa's not breathing. There are flies around his mouth.
A rainbow is seen in the distance from the closed Chilchinbeto Church of the Nazarene in Chilchinbeto, Ariz., on the Navajo reservation on April 21, 2020. The reservation has some of the highest rates of coronavirus in the country. If Navajos are susceptible to the virus' spread in part because they are so closely knit, that's also how many believe they will beat it.
"They're constantly worrying about food, hauling water, getting gas for their generator," he said"It's about taking care of each other, and making sure that everyone is OK." "There are benefits for that, one of the biggest benefits is passing down cultural knowledge. You have grandparents interacting daily with the toddlers and the children passing that knowledge down to them," he said.That knowledge, according to him, teaches his people to be resilient in life.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez distributes educational material to drivers on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease at a checkpoint in Window Rock, Ariz., March 24, 2020."The infrastructure that has been for decades [is] really hard hit here and hasn't been upgraded. The hospital is very old.
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