The Navajo Nation Announces Another Weekend Curfew, This Time It Includes Businesses

The Navajo Nation will be entering another weekend curfew on Friday, this time there’s an addition to it. President Jonathan Nez announced Thursday that during the curfew, businesses on the reservation are instructed to close. Nez made the announcement as he and volunteers were handing out supplies to people along the Arizona-Utah border. As of Wednesday, the Navajo Nation has seen 119 deaths and nearly 34-hundred positive cases of COVID-19. The 57-hour curfew will take place from 8 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.