Washington, Feb 4 (UNI) US President Joe Biden signed a disaster declaration for the Navajo Indian Nation - a measure that increases federal aid for tribal efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said in a press release.
"Federal funding is available to the Navajo Nation and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, for the entire Tribe impacted by COVID-19," the release said on Wednesday.
The Navajo Nation in the Southwestern United States suffers from some of the nation’s highest coronavirus infection and mortality rates, according to media reports.
A disaster declaration increases the amount of aid available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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