The National Parks Service said it has assessed its park units and made modifications in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , along with state and local health guidance.
"The health and safety of park visitors, employees, residents, volunteers, and partners at Grand Canyon National Park is the Service's number one priority," the NPS said.The move comes after a Grand Canyon park employee tested positive for the virus and was then been put in isolation, Grand Canyon Acting Superintendent Mary Risser said in a message relayed by the Tusayan Fire Department.
In this March 27, 2020 photo, Shelly Clayton, center, walks up the Bright Angel Trail at Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., with her children Audrey Kuhar, 11, left, and Cooper Kuhar, 11.
skanz0 another example here. Same type of lie.
Why is ignoring to report this stuff? A statement from North Korea.
Seems rather extreme given the size and scope of the CANYON!
Damn this hoax is really effecting many different things
And yet Walmart continues to be jammed with people every day. ?
Makes no sense at all to close any park.
To all those who think this is an overreaction, I have a solution: in Southwest Utah, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks are STILL open. So everyone who thinks social distancing is bunk and Covid is no big deal, you should go there now. Together. Don't miss your chance!
Trump & Pompeo sent the US stockpile of medical PPE to China in February. Ok. But to then NOT immediately replenish those critical materials, instead falsely accusing Obama of leaving 'an empty shelf' years earlier, is sociopathic, homicidal dishonesty.
Is this really necessary?
Trump lies
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