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Judy Woodruff:
Coronavirus infections and deaths are ripping through the Navajo Nation, located on three different states.
With an already vulnerable population, coordinating care and information is not easy.
As the "NewsHour"'s Stephanie Sy reports, the community has taken on the challenge of caring for their own people.
Stephanie Sy:
In Navajo country, COVID-19 found its grip at a religious revival event in early March in the upper western reaches of the reservation.
President Jonathan Nez:
We have clan families that come all over the Navajo Nation to participate in this event. And, boy, it just took off like wildfire after that.
Stephanie Sy:
After the so-called super spreader event in Chilchinbito, President Jonathan Nez put increasingly strict orders for social distancing in place, including weekend curfews.
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