Grand Canyon National Park closes to visitors amid pandemic

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The Grand Canyon has been closed indefinitely to visitors, joining other national parks seeking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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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. The park has closed restaurants, lodges, visitor centers, campgrounds and other services as it awaits approval from the federal government for a full shutdown.

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said he finally approved the park’s request at the recommendation of a county health official who said keeping the park open puts employees, residents and tourists at risk. The Navajo Nation had pleaded with the federal government to deny tourists access to the Grand Canyon to keep its now more than 170 confirmed cases of coronavirus and several deaths among residents from rising.

Federal, county, local and tribal officials had joined Grand Canyon residents in calling on the Park Service and Interior Department to close the park — and some questioned the time it took Bernhardt to act.

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It’s important that people understand something... the vast majority of people who visit aren’t from the US. The pandemic in this area is epidemic meaning they have a high per capita ratio as compared to metro Phx... cutting off tourism is essential in protecting locals.StayHome

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If AZ is open the park should be open...good place to hideout during a pandemic

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