What Ms. Archuleta said she needed from Washington was the flexibility to close Grand Canyon again should cases begin spiraling out of control. Park employees and their families live and work in close quarters with the residents of Tusayan, the town immediately outside its perimeter. As of Monday there were 31 coronavirus cases in the ZIP code that encompasses Grand Canyon and Tusayan. The coronavirus presents multiple challenges for Grand Canyon emergency medical workers, who are short-staffed and handle calls inside and outside the park. It is both the joy and the danger of visiting here, he said, that “everyone is welcome to do as they wish.”Elizabeth Williamson reported from Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz., and Sarah Mervosh from Canton, Ohio.

Source: New York Times July 15, 2020 12:09 UTC