ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) A Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico is using his down time to make life-saving devices that the state doesn't have nearly enough of. Using tools around the house like a saw and screwdriver, Mostafa Peysokhan is making something that could save lives. In five hours and less than $60, he created a ventilator in his living room. He said people can pump the Ambu bag for a manual ventilator or plug the machine in for it to work automatically with knobs to adjust things like speed and volume.
The coronavirus has fiercely swept through America's largest reservation where there have been more than 550 infections and 22 deaths. The reservation spans parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer went into self-quarantine Thursday after being in close proximity earlier this week with a first responder who later tested positive for the coronavirus.
"This effort aims to immediately ensure safety and security to people of all ages and whole families in our Navajo communities," said former Attorney General Gary King, President of the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Children's Foundation.
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Navajos cancel legislative session amid coronavirus outbreak
Associated Press
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Navajo Nation has canceled its spring legislative session amid the novel coronavirus outbreak that has kept lawmakers away from the tribal capital.
Lawmakers calling in remotely Friday approved the legislation during a special session. The legislative branch cited the difficulty in getting everyone who plays a part in the session, including the 24 lawmakers, support staff, attorneys and heads of tribal offices, to participate from afar.
Byron Shorty, a spokesman for the council, said a regular legislative session hasn't been canceled in decades.
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