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  I've been visiting my daughter in Arizona.  This is my first time back on my blog! How the Navajo Nation beat back COVID-19 From one of the nation’s worst hotspots to one of its safest places By  Amy Donaldson     Nov 14, 2021, 10:01pm MST Rose Salt, 93, gets a hug from granddaughter Susie Denetsosie outside of The Blue Coffee Pot Restaurant in Kayenta, Ariz., in the Navajo Nation on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Salt often runs into family and friends at the restaurant after months of isolation due to COVID-19.   Kristin Murphy, Deseret News   Purchase Photo Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) SHARE All sharing options The hug didn’t need an explanation. Jo Ward was busy waiting on customers when an older man, leaning on a cane, walked into the restaurant she inherited from her mother and wrapped her in an embrace. Ward has relived versions of that hug over and over as customers have returned to the Blue Coffee Po