Before Helen Ramone was about to go into surgery for a liver transplant, she thanked her daughter, Lynelle Ramone, for being her donor. “I told her, ‘Thank you, Daughter. Thank you so much,’” Helen emotionally recalled of the November surgery.
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At this point, more than anything, it is up to the people to fight COVID-19.
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Days before the novel coronavirus hit the Navajo Nation, Jill Jim, director of Navajo Nation’s Department of Health, stood before health-care facility leaders and explained the Navajo name of the deadly virus, “Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19,” that inevitably invaded the Nation.
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The Navajo Nation’s three-week stay-at-home lockdown is in effect 24-hours a day, seven days a week with the exception of essential workers, cases of emergencies, and to purchase essential items such as food and medication when essential businesses are open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The Navajo Police Department will increase its enforcement of the lockdown and will patrol roadways and communities to help ensure compliance.
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It was a long shot that Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer would approve this resolution, especially with the spike in COVID-19 cases over the past month as the Navajo Nation suffers its second wave.
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