March 23, 2020
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ, left, answers a question as she is joined by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, right, as they provide an update on the coronavirus during a news conference at the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory Monday, March 23, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Arizona is pursuing a contract with a hospital system to staff a shuttered Phoenix medical center that’s set to re-open with 339 intensive care beds as the state prepares for a potential influx of patients with COVID-19, officials said Thursday.
A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife was in critical condition after the couple took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fish tanks that is also found in an anti-malaria medication that's been touted by President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19.