PellaTulipsReOpening

03 MAY 2020 - PELLA, IOWA: People walk through downtown Pella, Iowa. Pella is a small community in central Iowa. The town's economy is driven by tourism and the Tulip Festival, the largest tourist event of the year, has already by canceled for 2020 because of fears that the festival could become a COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SARS-CoV-2) "Super Spreader". The Governor of Iowa reopened 77 of Iowa's 99 counties. The counties that were reopened have reported low incidences of Coronavirus. Marion County, where Pella is located, has reported 12 cases of Coronavirus. There have been 9,169 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Iowa, including 1,476 cases in the Des Moines area, less than one hour away. Many people from Des Moines drove to Pella this weekend to see the tulips for which the town is famous. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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03 MAY 2020 - PELLA, IOWA: People walk through downtown Pella, Iowa. Pella is a small community in central Iowa. The town's economy is driven by tourism and the Tulip Festival, the largest tourist event of the year, has already by canceled for 2020 because of fears that the festival could become a COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SARS-CoV-2) "Super Spreader". The Governor of Iowa reopened 77 of Iowa's 99 counties. The counties that were reopened have reported low incidences of Coronavirus. Marion County, where Pella is located, has reported 12 cases of Coronavirus. There have been 9,169 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Iowa, including 1,476 cases in the Des Moines area, less than one hour away. Many people from Des Moines drove to Pella this weekend to see the tulips for which the town is famous. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ