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  • 01 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: On People cross a bridge over the Des Moines River on a warm spring day in downtown Des Moines. Despite the pleasant weather, many people stayed indoors because the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. On Saturday morning, 04 April, Iowa reported 786 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 14 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man crosses an empty street on a warm spring day in downtown Des Moines. Despite the pleasant weather, many people stayed indoors because the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. On Saturday morning, 04 April, Iowa reported 786 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 14 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: An empty alley on a warm spring day in downtown Des Moines. Despite the pleasant weather, many people stayed indoors because the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. On Saturday morning, 04 April, Iowa reported 786 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 14 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man crosses an empty street on a warm spring day in downtown Des Moines. Despite the pleasant weather, many people stayed indoors because the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. On Saturday morning, 04 April, Iowa reported 786 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 14 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Bicyclists practice "social distancing" while they cross a bridge over the Des Moines River on a warm spring day in downtown Des Moines. Despite the pleasant weather, many people stayed indoors because the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. On Saturday morning, 04 April, Iowa reported 786 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 14 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: On People cross a bridge over the Des Moines River on a warm spring day in downtown Des Moines. Despite the pleasant weather, many people stayed indoors because the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. On Saturday morning, 04 April, Iowa reported 786 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 14 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Children of "anti-vaxxers" climb on a memorial to the pioneers who settled in Iowa. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People opposed to mandatory vaccines break down their anti-vaccination signs after a prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.              PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Men who participated in an anti-vaccine prayer vigil walk back to their truck. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Men who participated in an anti-vaccine prayer vigil walk back to their truck. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Children of "anti-vaxxers" climb on a memorial to the pioneers who settled in Iowa. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man with a cross at an anti-vaccine prayer vigil in Des Moines. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People opposed to mandatory vaccines break down their anti-vaccination signs after a prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.              PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man with a cross at an anti-vaccine prayer vigil in Des Moines. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People in a prayer circle during an anti-vaccine prayer vigil. About eight adults, and their children, gathered in the front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Monday for a prayer vigil against mandatory vaccines. Iowa state law allows the governor to mandate vaccines for communicable diseases during a public health emergency and the "anti-vaxxers" are afraid the government will mandate a vaccine for Coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) if one is developed. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2020 - AMES, IOWA: BRANDON HEIDT, owner of Epic Eateries, wears a face mask in his tent at the Farmers' Market in downtown Ames. he sells spices, sauces, and dips. The Ames Main Street Farmers' Market reopened Saturday after nearly a month of only online sales because of Iowa's bans on large gatherings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only about 15 venders set up stalls Saturday and attendance was significantly lower than normal. All of the venders wore face masks and many, but not all, of the shoppers wore face masks. Farmers' markets are popular community gatherings in Iowa, but they've been on hiatus since the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. At this time, Iowa farmers' markets are not allowed to have entertainment or sell non-food or non-agricultural goods.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A memorial consisting of empty shoes in front of the Iowa state capitol in Des Moines. Each Pair Iowa put together a memorial of empty shoes to represent Iowans killed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The memorial is traveling around the state. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Members of the nursing staff at Unity Point Health Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, wave to passing police and fire vehicles as they drive past the hospital. Des Moines first responders, the Iowa State Patrol, and utility companies made an "Appreciation Loop" around the hospital on National Nurses' Day to thank nurses and other care givers at the hospital for the care they are providing during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Iowa reported 10,404 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide Wednesday, about 2,500 cases in the Des Moines metropolitan area. Acting against the advice of many medical professionals, the Governor of Iowa has started reopening businesses in the state. Businesses in the Des Moines area, and other communities with a high number of cases are not allowed to reopen.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: Workers trim beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RICHARD JESS, a volunteer, checks in a family picking up a box of food during a drive through emergency food distribution at First DSM Church in Des Moines. On Monday, 06 April, Iowa reported 946 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 25 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Most non-essential businesses are closed until 30 April. Well over 100,000 Iowans filed first time claims for unemployment in the last three weeks, more than applied during the peak of the Great Recession of 2008. Local food banks have seen an equal spike in people seeking nutritional assistance. First DSM Church has increased their food pantry from one day weekly to three days per week. Hundreds of people lined up Monday to get a box of food and one roll of toilet paper at the church's drive through pantry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Somebody put a mask on a statue in front of the courthouse in Des Moines. On Saturday morning, 04 April, Iowa reported 786 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 14 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A worker unloads signs before hot lunch distribution at Weeks Middle School. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) started distributing hot lunches Thursday, the first day students were supposed to return to school. Schools will now remain closed until 13 April. Meals were distributed with "social distancing" in mind. On Thursday morning, 24 March, Iowa reported 175 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 07 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place"  but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A volunteer rings a handbell to honor Iowans killed by the COVID-19 during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. About 75 people attended the service. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A person places flowers representing Iowans killed by COVID-19 in a coffin during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. About 75 people attended the service. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People listen to speakers talk about personal freedoms and masks in the Rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Hundreds of Iowans from across the state came to the State Capitol to protest the Governor's COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mitigation guidelines include a mask mandate indoors when it isn't possible to social distance. But the Governor specifically exempted the State Capitol. No one in the crowd wore a mask and there was no effort to follow "social distancing" guidelines. There were also "anti-Vaxxers" in the crowd who protested the vaccine efforts and said vaccines were unsafe.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A woman draped in an American flag applauds a speaker who talked about personal freedom in the Rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Hundreds of Iowans, from across the state, came to the State Capitol to protest the Governor's COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mitigation guidelines include a mask mandate indoors when it isn't possible to social distance. But the Governor specifically exempted the State Capitol. No one in the crowd wore a mask and there was no effort to follow "social distancing" guidelines. There were also "anti-Vaxxers" in the crowd who protested the vaccine efforts and said vaccines were unsafe.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People listen to speakers talk about personal freedoms and masks in the Rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Hundreds of Iowans from across the state came to the State Capitol to protest the Governor's COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mitigation guidelines include a mask mandate indoors when it isn't possible to social distance. But the Governor specifically exempted the State Capitol. No one in the crowd wore a mask and there was no effort to follow "social distancing" guidelines. There were also "anti-Vaxxers" in the crowd who protested the vaccine efforts and said vaccines were unsafe.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2020 - INDIANOLA, IOWA: A child dressed as a Christmas elf works on toys in "Santa's Workshop" during a drive through visit with Santa Claus. About 500 children visited Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in Indianola Saturday. The town has hosted Santa on the town square for the last seven years but the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic forced organizers to move the event to the parking lot of a local hardware store and do it "drive through" style. Iowa has one of the highest Coronavirus test rates in the United States.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: AMBER LINT and ANTONIO GUZMAN conduct COVID tests on swabs during a drive up clinic. Hundreds of people lined up for drive up COVID-19 tests at the Doctors NOW clinic in West Des Moines. Iowa is seeing a surge in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases and the state's "Test Iowa" public testing program is swamped with some people waiting 3 - 5 days for an appointment for a drive up test. As of Sunday, 15 November, Iowa had the 3rd highest Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection rate in the country with 4,432 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours and 1,279 people hospitalized for COVID-19. Des Moines area hospitals have warned that they are at capacity and many hospitals are reporting staffing shortages because workers have come down with COVID-19.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: COVID-19 swabs ready to be tested at the Doctors NOW clinic in West Des Moines. Hundreds of people lined up for drive up COVID-19 tests at the Doctors NOW clinic in West Des Moines. Iowa is seeing a surge in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases and the state's "Test Iowa" public testing program is swamped with some people waiting 3 - 5 days for an appointment for a drive up test. As of Sunday, 15 November, Iowa had the 3rd highest Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection rate in the country with 4,432 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours and 1,279 people hospitalized for COVID-19. Des Moines area hospitals have warned that they are at capacity and many hospitals are reporting staffing shortages because workers have come down with COVID-19.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: COVID-19 swabs ready to be tested at the Doctors NOW clinic in West Des Moines. Hundreds of people lined up for drive up COVID-19 tests at the Doctors NOW clinic in West Des Moines. Iowa is seeing a surge in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases and the state's "Test Iowa" public testing program is swamped with some people waiting 3 - 5 days for an appointment for a drive up test. As of Sunday, 15 November, Iowa had the 3rd highest Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection rate in the country with 4,432 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours and 1,279 people hospitalized for COVID-19. Des Moines area hospitals have warned that they are at capacity and many hospitals are reporting staffing shortages because workers have come down with COVID-19.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A woman stands on the edge of a gathering of medical doctors calling for a mask mandate at the Iowa State Capitol Saturday. The mask mandate has become a flash point in Iowa. The medical industry, educators , students and many others support a mask mandate. Republicans do not. About 50 doctors, medical professionals, and public health professionals from across Iowa came to the State Capitol to demand that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds impose a mask mandate to control the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Despite the continued spread of the coronavirus and rapidly increasing infection rate for COVID-19, the Governor has refused to impose a mask mandate or close businesses. For the week ending Saturday, Aug. 1, Iowa reported new 2,736 new cases of COVID-19.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: AARON HAHN watches doctors gather at the Iowa State Capitol Saturday. Hahn's wife is a MD. About 50 doctors, medical professionals, and public health professionals from across Iowa came to the State Capitol to demand that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds impose a mask mandate to control the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Despite the continued spread of the coronavirus and rapidly increasing infection rate for COVID-19, the Governor has refused to impose a mask mandate or close businesses. For the week ending Saturday, Aug. 1, Iowa reported new 2,736 new cases of COVID-19.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Medical doctors in front of the Iowa State Capitol Saturday. About 50 doctors, medical professionals, and public health professionals from across Iowa came to the State Capitol to demand that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds impose a mask mandate to control the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Despite the continued spread of the coronavirus and rapidly increasing infection rate for COVID-19, the Governor has refused to impose a mask mandate or close businesses. For the week ending Saturday, Aug. 1, Iowa reported new 2,736 new cases of COVID-19.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Dr. SCOTT THOMPSON, center, and other medical doctors at the Iowa State Capitol Saturday. About 50 doctors, medical professionals, and public health professionals from across Iowa came to the State Capitol to demand that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds impose a mask mandate to control the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Despite the continued spread of the coronavirus and rapidly increasing infection rate for COVID-19, the Governor has refused to impose a mask mandate or close businesses. For the week ending Saturday, Aug. 1, Iowa reported new 2,736 new cases of COVID-19.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People lay in front of the pedestrian gate to Governor's Mansion during a "die in." About 45 high school students from across Des Moines marched from downtown to the Governor's Mansion to protest Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' proclamation ordering Iowa schools to reopen to in person classes despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The students stood in front of the mansion and chanted before staging a "die  in" in the street. The Governor's order mandates in person instruction rather than on line or a mix of on line and in person. Several school districts have indicated that they will disregard the Governor's orders and reopen with a hybrid system or mostly on line. The Governor will allow districts to apply for a waiver if the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection rate is more than 15% in their community.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A group of students walk up Grand Ave. to the Governor's Mansion in Des Moines. About 45 high school students from across Des Moines marched from downtown to the Governor's Mansion to protest Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' proclamation ordering Iowa schools to reopen to in person classes despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The students stood in front of the mansion and chanted before staging a "die  in" in the street. The Governor's order mandates in person instruction rather than on line or a mix of on line and in person. Several school districts have indicated that they will disregard the Governor's orders and reopen with a hybrid system or mostly on line. The Governor will allow districts to apply for a waiver if the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection rate is more than 15% in their community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: at the State Capitol in Des Moines. Gov. Reynolds stressed the importance of in person education but laid out the guidelines under which Iowa would allow on line instruction. She said that Iowa schools would have to see a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) positivity rate of at least 15% in the county where they are located before they could request to transition a school building or district to fully online learning. Many Iowa teachers and students object to the Governor's insistence on in person education, saying it is to dangerous and the risk of COVID-19 infection too high to force schools to reopen.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: at the State Capitol in Des Moines. Gov. Reynolds stressed the importance of in person education but laid out the guidelines under which Iowa would allow on line instruction. She said that Iowa schools would have to see a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) positivity rate of at least 15% in the county where they are located before they could request to transition a school building or district to fully online learning. Many Iowa teachers and students object to the Governor's insistence on in person education, saying it is to dangerous and the risk of COVID-19 infection too high to force schools to reopen.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: at the State Capitol in Des Moines. Gov. Reynolds stressed the importance of in person education but laid out the guidelines under which Iowa would allow on line instruction. She said that Iowa schools would have to see a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) positivity rate of at least 15% in the county where they are located before they could request to transition a school building or district to fully online learning. Many Iowa teachers and students object to the Governor's insistence on in person education, saying it is to dangerous and the risk of COVID-19 infection too high to force schools to reopen.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. This year's Iowa State Fair was cancelled because of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Several fair food vendors set opened outside the fairgrounds and this weekend, the fair opened the Midway area to a selection of food vendors, who served take away style. People were encouraged to social distance and wear face masks to help control the spread of Coronavirus, which is surging in Iowa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. This year's Iowa State Fair was cancelled because of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Several fair food vendors set opened outside the fairgrounds and this weekend, the fair opened the Midway area to a selection of food vendors, who served take away style. People were encouraged to social distance and wear face masks to help control the spread of Coronavirus, which is surging in Iowa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JULY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A teacher drives around the Iowa State Capitol during a motorcade to protest the reopening of the schools. Hundreds of teachers from across Iowa came to the state capitol Friday to protest Governor Kim Reynolds' order that school must reopen with in person education and minimized the potential for "distance learning." The event was one of the largest COVID-19 protests in Iowa since the pandemic started, more than 740 teachers signed up to attend the protest. After the protest officially ended, many teachers left the capitol and drove to Gov. Reynolds' residence, where they drove around her mansion and honked horns. Some people left notes on the entrance to the governor's residence. Gov. Reynolds ordered the school reopening last week, but according to teachers, the state has not implemented health guidelines or bought protective equipment like face masks in the quantity required to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Iowa's numbers of COVID-19 infections are up statewide.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2020 - AMES, IOWA: JASON JONES sells salad greens in his stand at the Farmers' Market in downtown Ames. Jones grows his greens on a farms in Maxwell, IA. He said it felt "really good" to be able to reopen his market stand. The Ames Main Street Farmers' Market reopened Saturday after nearly a month of only online sales because of Iowa's bans on large gatherings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only about 15 venders set up stalls Saturday and attendance was significantly lower than normal. All of the venders wore face masks and many, but not all, of the shoppers wore face masks. Farmers' markets are popular community gatherings in Iowa, but they've been on hiatus since the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. At this time, Iowa farmers' markets are not allowed to have entertainment or sell non-food or non-agricultural goods.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2020 - AMES, IOWA: People wearing face masks shop at an ornamental flower stand at the Farmers' Market in downtown Ames. The Ames Main Street Farmers' Market reopened Saturday after nearly a month of only online sales because of Iowa's bans on large gatherings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only about 15 venders set up stalls Saturday and attendance was significantly lower than normal. All of the venders wore face masks and many, but not all, of the shoppers wore face masks. Farmers' markets are popular community gatherings in Iowa, but they've been on hiatus since the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. At this time, Iowa farmers' markets are not allowed to have entertainment or sell non-food or non-agricultural goods.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2020 - AMES, IOWA: A sign welcoming shoppers to the Farmers' Market in downtown Ames. The Ames Main Street Farmers' Market reopened Saturday after nearly a month of only online sales because of Iowa's bans on large gatherings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only about 15 venders set up stalls Saturday and attendance was significantly lower than normal. All of the venders wore face masks and many, but not all, of the shoppers wore face masks. Farmers' markets are popular community gatherings in Iowa, but they've been on hiatus since the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. At this time, Iowa farmers' markets are not allowed to have entertainment or sell non-food or non-agricultural goods.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: HEAVEN CHAMBERLIN sprays disinfectant into shoes donated for a memorial in front of the Iowa state capitol in Des Moines. Each Pair Iowa put together a memorial of empty shoes to represent Iowans killed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The memorial is traveling around the state. As of May 18, 355 people in Iowa have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and 14,955 have tested positive for the Coronavirus.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MAY 2020 - PERRY, IOWA: A volunteer loads food into a car during a drive through Foodbank of Iowa emergency pantry at Crossroads Church in Perry. Food insecurity has skyrocketed in Iowa because of the pandemic shutdowns. The emergency pantry in Perry distributed all 200 meal boxes in less than 45 minutes. Emergency food pantry use has more than doubled in Perry since March. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry is the community's largest employer. It had been shut down for deep cleaning because many workers in the plant tested positive for COVID-19. Since the start of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and resulting shutdowns, nearly 300,000 Iowans, representing 20% of the eligible workforce, have applied for unemployment benefits in Iowa. Even though the Governor has reopened the Iowa economy, the number of COVID-19 infections continues to increase.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MAY 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  Volunteers wait for a car during a drive through Foodbank of Iowa emergency pantry at Crossroads Church in Perry. Food insecurity has skyrocketed in Iowa because of the pandemic shutdowns. The emergency pantry in Perry distributed all 200 meal boxes in less than 45 minutes. Emergency food pantry use has more than doubled in Perry since March. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry is the community's largest employer. It had been shut down for deep cleaning because many workers in the plant tested positive for COVID-19. Since the start of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and resulting shutdowns, nearly 300,000 Iowans, representing 20% of the eligible workforce, have applied for unemployment benefits in Iowa. Even though the Governor has reopened the Iowa economy, the number of COVID-19 infections continues to increase.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: BRUCE FULTON, a barber at Ferg's Barbershop in downtown Des Moines, cuts a clients' hair. The barbershop opened Friday for the first time in two months and by midday was completely booked through next week. The Governor of Iowa allowed most businesses in Iowa to reopen today, including restaurants, barbershops, coffee shops and malls. Restaurants are supposed to be working at 50% of normal capacity and barbershops are urged to take reservations and not allow customers to wait in the shop.  Movie theaters, bars, museums, zoos, and casinons are still closed. On Friday, 15 May, Iowa reported 14,049 cases of COVID-19 and 336 deaths from disease since the start of the pandemic. Iowa's total number of infections continue to rise and several communities in Iowa have emerged as national hotspots for the spread of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: KIRK SMITH and his wife LIDA SMITH wait for their order in Java Joe's, a coffee shop in downtown Des Moines. The Governor of Iowa allowed most businesses in Iowa to reopen today, including restaurants, barbershops, coffee shops and malls. Restaurants are supposed to be working at 50% of normal capacity and barbershops are urged to take reservations and not allow customers to wait in the shop.  Movie theaters, bars, museums, zoos, and casinons are still closed. On Friday, 15 May, Iowa reported 14,049 cases of COVID-19 and 336 deaths from disease since the start of the pandemic. Iowa's total number of infections continue to rise and several communities in Iowa have emerged as national hotspots for the spread of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MAY 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: JIM COWGER sits by himself in Java Joe's, a reopened coffee shop in downtown Des Moines. The Governor of Iowa allowed most businesses in Iowa to reopen today, including restaurants, barbershops, coffee shops and malls. Restaurants are supposed to be working at 50% of normal capacity and barbershops are urged to take reservations and not allow customers to wait in the shop. Movie theaters, bars, museums, zoos, and casinons are still closed. On Friday, 15 May, Iowa reported 14,049 cases of COVID-19 and 336 deaths from disease since the start of the pandemic. Iowa's total number of infections continue to rise and several communities in Iowa have emerged as national hotspots for the spread of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 MAY 2020 - PELLA, IOWA: People walk past blooming tulips in Central Park in 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 past blooming tulips in Central Park in 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
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  • 03 MAY 2020 - PELLA, IOWA: A couple looks at the menu of a recently reopened cafe in 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: A person wearing a mask to prevent the spread of Coronavirus walks 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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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: WES ZANKER, owner of Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa, butchers a beef for customer. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL trims beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: JORDAN TEEL trims beef before turning it into hamburger at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2020 - STANHOPE, IOWA: BRANDON STRUNK trims beef at Stanhope Locker and Market, in Stanhope, Iowa. The family owned meat locker slaughters and butchers beef cattle, pigs, and sheep. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2/Coronavirus) pandemic has spread among employees in the meat packing plants in the Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, forcing many to close or curtail operations. This has resulted in farmers euthanizing thousands of pigs and beef cattle. Pork production has been slashed by about 40% because of the pandemic. Meat lockers and family owned butchering facilities have been swamped with farmers and ranchers trying to sell their livestock to them rather than the meat packing plants, but the meat lockers are backed up by the huge increase in supply. Many meat lockers are now full through the end of the year. Stanhope Locker and Market doesn't have any openings for slaughtering and butchering either cattle or pigs until mid-December 2020.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2020 - PERRY, IOWA:  An empty street in Perry, IA. The Tyson pork processing plant in Perry reported over the weekend that at least two dozen workers had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant is closed Monday, April, 20 for a thorough cleaning and sanitization. At least five meat packing plants in Iowa have reported outbreaks of COVID-19. In addition to the five plants in Iowa, meat packing plants close to Iowa in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota have reported outbreaks of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus). The Tyson plant has more than 1,400 workers and is the largest single employer in Perry. The state of Iowa has begun providing surveillance testing of meatpacking plants to more broadly test employees even if they are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. State "strike teams" made up of an epidemiologist, an infectious disease nurse and other personnel will advise facilities of preventative measures to take and administer contact tracing to determine who may have been in contact with any infected individual.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: CANDICE DEAL carries a free meal to a person waiting in a car at Centro, a restaurant in Des Moines. The owners of Centro handed out 250 pasta meal Wednesday to give back to the hospitality workers in Des Moines. All of the restaurants in Des Moines are closed to sit down service and many that stayed open for take out service have closed as the shutdown has dragged on. Most non-essential businesses in Iowa are closed until 30 April. Because of business closings caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, well over 100,000 Iowans filed first time claims for unemployment in the last three weeks, more than applied during the peak of the Great Recession of 2008. Local food banks have seen an unprecedented spike in people seeking nutritional assistance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Volunteers put food into cars during a drive through emergency food distribution at First DSM Church in Des Moines. Volunteers brought food to the people in the cars to maintain proper "social distancing." On Monday, 06 April, Iowa reported 946 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 25 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Most non-essential businesses are closed until 30 April. Well over 100,000 Iowans filed first time claims for unemployment in the last three weeks, more than applied during the peak of the Great Recession of 2008. Local food banks have seen an equal spike in people seeking nutritional assistance. First DSM Church has increased their food pantry from one day weekly to three days per week. Hundreds of people lined up Monday to get a box of food and one roll of toilet paper at the church's drive through pantry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Volunteers put food into cars during a drive through emergency food distribution at First DSM Church in Des Moines. Volunteers brought food to the people in the cars to maintain proper "social distancing." On Monday, 06 April, Iowa reported 946 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 25 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Most non-essential businesses are closed until 30 April. Well over 100,000 Iowans filed first time claims for unemployment in the last three weeks, more than applied during the peak of the Great Recession of 2008. Local food banks have seen an equal spike in people seeking nutritional assistance. First DSM Church has increased their food pantry from one day weekly to three days per week. Hundreds of people lined up Monday to get a box of food and one roll of toilet paper at the church's drive through pantry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: LARRY CLAUSON, puts a box of food into the back of a minivan during a drive through emergency food distribution at First DSM Church in Des Moines. Volunteers brought food to the people in the cars to maintain proper "social distancing." On Monday, 06 April, Iowa reported 946 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 25 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Most non-essential businesses are closed until 30 April. Well over 100,000 Iowans filed first time claims for unemployment in the last three weeks, more than applied during the peak of the Great Recession of 2008. Local food banks have seen an equal spike in people seeking nutritional assistance. First DSM Church has increased their food pantry from one day weekly to three days per week. Hundreds of people lined up Monday to get a box of food and one roll of toilet paper at the church's drive through pantry.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Rev. RUSSELL LACKEY blesses a person after a drive through Palm Sunday service sponsored by Luther Memorial Church on the campus of Grand View University in Des Moines. About 150 people attended the service. They remained in their cars while the ministers read a short passage from the Bible, handed out palms and blessed them. On Sunday, 05 April, Iowa reported 868 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 22 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  during a drive through Palm Sunday service sponsored by Luther Memorial Church on the campus of Grand View University in Des Moines. About 150 people attended the service. They remained in their cars while the ministers read a short passage from the Bible, handed out palms and blessed them. On Sunday, 05 April, Iowa reported 868 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 22 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A Des Moines bus displaying a public service message, "Essential Trips Only" travels through downtown Des Moines. On Thursday morning, 24 March, Iowa reported 175 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 07 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place"  but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: JILL BURKE, a principal at a Des Moines school, delivers hot meals to a waiting car full of students at Weeks Middle School. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) started distributing hot lunches Thursday, the first day students were supposed to return to school. Schools will now remain closed until 13 April. Meals were distributed with "social distancing" in mind. On Thursday morning, 24 March, Iowa reported 175 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 07 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place"  but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A public service announcement about the coronavirus on an electronic billboard in the historic district of downtown Des Moines. Des Moines was virtually deserted Tuesday as many people chose to stay in their homes. On Tuesday morning, 24 March, Iowa reported over 120 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed for at least 30 days. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place"  but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but the essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A minister rings a handbell to honor Iowans killed by the COVID-19 during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. About 75 people attended the service. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A minister rings a handbell to honor Iowans killed by the COVID-19 during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. About 75 people attended the service. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People carry flowers to a flower filled coffin during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. Each flower represented an Iowan killed in the pandemic. About 75 people attended the service. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man carries flowers to a flower filled coffin during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. Each flower represented an Iowan killed in the pandemic. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man carries flowers to a flower filled coffin during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. Each flower represented an Iowan killed in the pandemic. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A person places flowers representing Iowans killed by COVID-19 in a coffin during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. About 75 people attended the service. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A person places flowers representing Iowans killed by COVID-19 in a coffin during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. About 75 people attended the service. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 75 people attended a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 75 people attended a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People bow their heads during a moment of silence to honor front line health care workers during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. About 75 people attended the service. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Flowers representing Iowans who died in the COVID-19 pandemic during a memorial service for the 5,574 Iowans killed by COVID-19 in the one year since the pandemic started. The first three cases of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), all Iowans who had traveled to Egypt on a cruise, were reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health on March 8, 2020. The first fatality in Iowa was reported on March 25, 2020.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People listen to speakers talk about personal freedoms and masks in the Rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Hundreds of Iowans from across the state came to the State Capitol to protest the Governor's COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mitigation guidelines include a mask mandate indoors when it isn't possible to social distance. But the Governor specifically exempted the State Capitol. No one in the crowd wore a mask and there was no effort to follow "social distancing" guidelines. There were also "anti-Vaxxers" in the crowd who protested the vaccine efforts and said vaccines were unsafe.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People listen to speakers talk about personal freedoms and masks in the Rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Hundreds of Iowans from across the state came to the State Capitol to protest the Governor's COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mitigation guidelines include a mask mandate indoors when it isn't possible to social distance. But the Governor specifically exempted the State Capitol. No one in the crowd wore a mask and there was no effort to follow "social distancing" guidelines. There were also "anti-Vaxxers" in the crowd who protested the vaccine efforts and said vaccines were unsafe.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A child holds up a sign in the Rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Hundreds of Iowans from across the state came to the State Capitol to protest the Governor's COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mitigation guidelines include a mask mandate indoors when it isn't possible to social distance. But the Governor specifically exempted the State Capitol. No one in the crowd wore a mask and there was no effort to follow "social distancing" guidelines. There were also "anti-Vaxxers" in the crowd who protested the vaccine efforts and said vaccines were unsafe.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2020 - INDIANOLA, IOWA: STAN THOMPSON and his wife, EILEEN THOMPSON, dressed as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, wait for a carload of children during a drive through visit with Santa Claus. This is the seventh year the Thompsons have dressed as the Clauses to entertain the children of Indianola. About 500 children visited Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in Indianola Saturday. The town has hosted Santa on the town square for the last seven years but the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic forced organizers to move the event to the parking lot of a local hardware store and do it "drive through" style. Iowa has one of the highest Coronavirus test rates in the United States.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2020 - INDIANOLA, IOWA: STAN THOMPSON, dressed as Santa Claus, talks to children in their car during a drive through visit with Santa Claus. This is the seventh year the Thompsons have dressed as the Clauses to entertain the children of Indianola. About 500 children visited Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in Indianola Saturday. The town has hosted Santa on the town square for the last seven years but the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic forced organizers to move the event to the parking lot of a local hardware store and do it "drive through" style. Iowa has one of the highest Coronavirus test rates in the United States.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2020 - INDIANOLA, IOWA: STAN THOMPSON, dressed as Santa Claus, talks to children in their car during a drive through visit with Santa Claus. This is the seventh year the Thompsons have dressed as the Clauses to entertain the children of Indianola. About 500 children visited Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in Indianola Saturday. The town has hosted Santa on the town square for the last seven years but the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic forced organizers to move the event to the parking lot of a local hardware store and do it "drive through" style. Iowa has one of the highest Coronavirus test rates in the United States.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2020 - INDIANOLA, IOWA: STAN THOMPSON, dressed as Santa Claus, talks to children in their car during a drive through visit with Santa Claus. This is the seventh year the Thompsons have dressed as the Clauses to entertain the children of Indianola. About 500 children visited Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in Indianola Saturday. The town has hosted Santa on the town square for the last seven years but the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic forced organizers to move the event to the parking lot of a local hardware store and do it "drive through" style. Iowa has one of the highest Coronavirus test rates in the United States.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 DECEMBER 2020 - INDIANOLA, IOWA: STAN THOMPSON, dressed as Santa Claus, talks to children in their car during a drive through visit with Santa Claus. This is the seventh year the Thompsons have dressed as the Clauses to entertain the children of Indianola. About 500 children visited Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in Indianola Saturday. The town has hosted Santa on the town square for the last seven years but the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic forced organizers to move the event to the parking lot of a local hardware store and do it "drive through" style. Iowa has one of the highest Coronavirus test rates in the United States.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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