Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital

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By MORGAN LEE
today

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — On the eve of New Mexico’s shutdown of bars and restaurants to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the city of Gallup came alive for one last night of revelry.

Before the night was out in the desert oasis on the fringes of the Navajo Nation, 98 people were detained for public intoxication and sent to sober up at a detox center. Several homeless people also sought refuge in the same cinder block building, which doubles as a shelter. Somewhere in the mix, lurked the virus.

The outbreak seeded at the Na’Nizhoozhi Center would combine with the small, local hospital’s ill-fated staffing decisions and its well-intentioned but potentially overambitious treatment plans to create a perfect storm that has overwhelmed doctors and nurses and paralyzed this community in the state’s hard-hit northwest.

In all, 22 people infected with the coronavirus were transferred from the detox center to Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital, the only acute care medical center for the general public within 110 miles (180 kilometers) of Gallup.

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And Lawrence O'Donnell stated last night..............in 1849, the Choctaw Nation helped the Irish during the great potato famine and now the Irish are paying back that help by sending money and medical supplies to the Navajo Nation...............

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1. We sent a small donation to the Choctaw to say thank you.

Husband and I both had family in Ireland at the time of the Great Hunger and the Choctaw people were so generous and kind to help.

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2. K&R +1.........................

Wado............Thank you