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FILE - This Oct. 22, 2012, file photo, shows a view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Ariz. Calls are mounting for the federal government to close Grand Canyon National Park after a resident of the iconic park tested positive for the coronavirus and has been in isolation. Members of Congress and city, county and tribal officials have urged the Interior Department to approve a request from the park to close. The Park Service has been deciding whether to shut down individual sites on a park-by-park basis, in consultation with state and local health officials. Neither the Interior Department nor the Park Service immediately responded to requests Tuesday, March 31, 2020, on the status of the Grand Canyon's request. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - This Oct. 22, 2012, file photo, shows a view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Ariz. Calls are mounting for the federal government to close Grand Canyon National Park after a resident of the iconic park tested positive for the coronavirus and has been in isolation. Members of Congress and city, county and tribal officials have urged the Interior Department to approve a request from the park to close. The Park Service has been deciding whether to …

March 31, 2020

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Calls mount to close Grand Canyon after resident gets virus
March 31, 2020 9:18 p.m.

Calls mount to close Grand Canyon after resident gets virus

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Calls mounted Tuesday for the federal government to close Grand Canyon National Park after the popular tourist destination saw its first case of the coronavirus in a hospitality worker.