Oregon Supreme Court reinstates governor’s coronavirus restrictions after they were tossed by local judge
Jessica Schladebeck
Oregon’s coronavirus restrictions remained in place on Tuesday after the state supreme court blocked the ruling of a local judge, who tossed the governor’s emergency guidelines over logistical failures earlier this week.
Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff ruled that Gov. Kate Brown overstepped when she failed to seek Legislature’s approval before extending her stay-at-home order beyond a 28-day limit. The state has been following emergency guidelines since March 8 in a bid to slow the fast-spreading COVID-19.
Brown has issued multiple executive orders since then, including the closure of all schools, nonessential businesses and a ban on dine-in service at restaurants and bars.
The state’s top court however, blocked Shirtcliff’s decision late Monday pending review by all the high court justices. His opinion, issued earlier in the day, was in response to a lawsuit filed this month by 10 churches across Oregon, which argued the state’s social-distancing rules were unconstitutional.
The guidelines have resulted in drive-in church services, with worshipers sitting in parking lots for weekly mass.
Shirtcliff wrote in his seven-page ruling that Brown’s directives caused more damage to Oregon residents than the dangers presented by the coronavirus. He also noted that other essential businesses had been allowed to remain open even with large numbers of people present while relying on masks, social distancing and other measures to protect the public.
In a statement late Monday, Brown praised the Supreme Court action.
“From the beginning of this crisis, I have worked within my authority, using science and data as my guide, heeding the advice of medical experts. This strategy has saved lives and protected Oregonians from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic," she said.
Mariachi Mexicanisimo plays for diners at Casa Rio after it reopened in San Antonio, Texas on Monday, May 18, 2020. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that bars and bowling alleys are on the list of business that can reopen at 25 percent beginning Friday and restaurants can increase to 50 percent capacity as the state continues to go through phases to reopen the state after closing many businesses to battle the spread of COVID-19.
Jason Nichols, left, facilities operation manager at Life Time, and Jennifer McKeon, right, facilities operations national manager at Life Time, disinfect hand weights at the Life Time Biltmore as it opens for business after being closed due to the coronavirus on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz.
Tyler Fazio talks with a customer in their car at Dick's Sporting Goods in Paramus, N.J. on Monday, May 18, 2020. Nonessential businesses, shuttered because of the coronavirus outbreak, opened today for curbside pickup in New Jersey. Curbside pickup at businesses like retail stores and nonessential construction were able to start at 6 a.m. Monday under an executive order signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.
Marie Biscarra, co-owner of ISSO fashion boutique, sorts fabric used to make masks to aid in the prevention of COVID-19 Monday, May 18, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. A San Francisco Bay Area county that reported the first known death from coronavirus in the U.S. says it will allow some retail businesses to re-open, although it's not known when. Santa Clara County said Monday in a joint statement with four other counties that COVID-19 trends were looking positive enough to allow curbside and storefront shopping. The statement says the trend of new cases and the number of hospitalized patients is stable or declining. San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties started allowing some retail sales Monday.
Alaska state Sen. Bert Stedman, right, deals with fogged-up glasses as he checks in at the state Capitol on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska, as Rep. Matt Claman, second from right, looks on. Also shown are, from left, Roy Johnston and Mark Fuette of Capital City Fire/Rescue.
Preston Wakefield wipes down an exercise machine at the Downtown Gym, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. Fitness centers were allowed to reopen Monday in parts of Florida, and restaurants could open at 50 percent capacity.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis is administered a nasal test for the new coronavirus during a news conference outside the Stride Community Health Center Monday, May 18, 2020, in Wheat Ridge, Colo.
Barricades and a security vehicle block the entrance to a closed Disney Springs Monday, May 18, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. As Walt Disney World shops and restaurants prepare to open at its entertainment complex later this week, it's posting a warning about the dangers of coronavirus advising guests that they voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
People vote at a voting station for the special election between Democratic state assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican businessman and ex-Navy pilot Mike Garcia to replace former Democratic Congresswoman Katie Hill in the state's 25th Congressional District in Santa Clarita, Calif. on May 12, 2020. The polling place was set up to encourage social distancing during the election, which is taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic.
People wait to vote at a voting station for the special election in Santa Clarita, Calif. on May 12, 2020.
Local artist Shane Anderson, left, and Matt Hintz create a chalk art tribute near the entrance to Abbott Northwestern Hospital with a custom "thank you" design on the sidewalk near the entrance of the hospital entitled, "Superheroes in Scrubs," on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The day was National Nurses Day.
A worker welds on the Ninth St. bridge on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Pittsburg, Penn. Work on the renovation of the bridge had been on hold until this week due to COVID-19 stay at home orders.
The Spirit of Detroit statue by Marshall Fredericks wears a white ribbon and scrub top to honor essential workers, first responders and health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Detroit, Mich.
Alamo Heights Baptist Church pastor Bobby Contreras, right, works to clean, sanitize and prepare his church for services this Sunday in San Antonio on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Texas' stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have expired and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on many businesses that have now opened, churches and places or worship may resume live services with 25% capacity.
Staff members of The Village of Schaumburg and a firefighter carry masks to the parking lot of Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg, Ill. on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The Village of Schaumburg distributed 70,000 masks to residents of the northwest suburb as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The distribution event is from Wednesday, May 6, through Friday, May 8, by age and last name from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
People walk through City Creek Center on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Several major Utah malls have reopened after leaders moved the state's COVID-19 risk level from high to moderate.
Nurses get flags as police officers, firefighters, sheriff's deputies and first responders parade at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in West Hollywood, Calif., in a show of support for nurses and health care workers on National Nurses Day.
Ray Watson loads food into a car as drivers pull up to a food distribution site run by the Elisha Project and Mount Hope Community Center on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Providence, R.I. The groups are seeing a greater demand for food from families in need as the coronavirus shutdown continues into its eighth week.
Traffic is barely existent on normally-congested Interstate 25, front, as the road passes by the center of downtown as residents follow the stay-at-home order because of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Denver, Colo. The order expires Friday, which will allow retail stores and personal service businesses to reopen while following restrictions.
Melanie Milano, center, and Ashley Zeolla, right, collect a shipment of personal protective equipment from Sindy Sagastume, left, of Masks for Docs before delivering it via motorcycle to a doctor's office in Coney Island on Sunday, May 3, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York.
A cyclist wears a face covering while pedaling up a trail as other cyclists pause to watch jet pilots from the Colorado Air National Guard take part in a flyover across the Boulder Valley as part of a statewide tour to honor essential workers on the job during the outbreak of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Boulder, Colo.
A woman walks past the Supreme Court where the justices will hold arguments by telephone for the first time ever on Monday, May 4, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Clearwater police officers Lt. Nate Burnside, left, and Cpl. Jarred Stiff put out beach rules signs on Clearwater Beach before it officially reopened to the public Monday, May 4, 2020, in Clearwater Beach, Fla. Many public beaches and restaurants are reopening as part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' phase one to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
A local bar owner honors Arizona's coronavirus healthcare workers with a projected image of Rosie the Riveter, a cultural icon of the World War II era, wearing a face mask and gloves on Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz.
A procession of emergency vehicles follows the ambulance carrying the body of retired paramedic Paul Cary after returning from New York late Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Denver, Colorado. Cary died from coronavirus after volunteering to help combat the pandemic in New York City.
Dozens don masks along with scrubs and white coats as the Physicians Action Network held a public rally in support of Dr. Amy Acton at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus, Ohio on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The rally was a response to protesters of the state's stay-at-home orders who demonstrated outside Acton's home in Bexley on Saturday.
Tables that cannot be used are marked with caution tape and signs at DJ's Deck restaurant on Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Port Orange, Fla. On Monday, many restaurants in Florida can open with proper spacing outdoors and with 25% capacity indoors.
A lone beachgoer sunbathes on Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Newport Beach, Calif. Beaches were mostly empty over the warm weekend as Californians heeded stay-at-home orders in anticipation that Gov. Gavin Newsom might ease some restrictions this week.
A homemade sign reading "This is stupid, open the park" is attached to a barricade outside the closed Rep. Ed Staback Regional Park in Archbald, Pa. on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Lackawanna County-owned parks are scheduled to reopen on Monday for limited activities after being closed during the COVID-19 outbreak.
A message is posted on the front window of the Ranging Bull Saloon which remains closed during the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Augusta, Maine. Gov. Janet Mills announced plans for the eventual reopening of restaurants and other businesses at a news conference on Tuesday.
A motorcyclist drives on an empty street as the sun sets on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in downtown Topeka. Kansas has extended stay-at-home orders until May 3 in an effort to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
David Cryer, left, of the Hands Across Middlesex Food Pantry, an interfaith organization of local churches, checks food as it is delivered at their food pantry on Monday, April 27, 2020, in Locust Hill, Va.
Elizabeth Villwock, manager of The Emporium market, surveys items for sale on the porch of her business after reopening to offer curbside pickup following the expiration of a statewide stay-at-home order while still dealing with the dangers of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Castle Rock, Colo.
Flight crew members unload a donation of medical supplies from Turkey on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The donation to help fight the new coronavirus in the United States included surgical masks, sanitizers and protective suits.
Medical personnel attend a daily 7 p.m. applause in their honor, during the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, outside NYU Langone Medical Center in the Manhattan borough of New York.
Stevens Park in Hoboken, N.J. is closed during the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
A Tyson Fresh Meats plant is seen Monday, April 27, 2020, in Emporia, Kan. President Donald Trump plans to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation's food supply.
Lisa Gathright, right, a second-grade teacher at Midwest City elementary school, delivers a packet for one of her students, Kaylyn Polley, left, on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Midwest City, Okla. Gathright was delivering study and goodie packets to her students. With schools shut down for the remainder of the school year due to the coronavirus, schools have been using distance learning.
The Manhattan skyline is seen from Jersey City, N.J. on Tuesday night, April 28, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. At the time the photograph was taken the view was a quiet one: there were no boats or ships visible on the Hudson River and no airplanes or helicopters flying over the city.
Medical personnel attend a nightly 7pm applause in their honor on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, outside NYU Langone Medical Center in the Manhattan borough of New York.
Flying Dog Brewery employee CJ Winpigler gathers beer and food to distribute during an event with businesses including Flying Dog Brewery, Roast House Pub, McCutcheons and Frederick Balloons to front line essential workers, including healthcare and first responders in Frederick, Md. on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
The Training Ship Golden Bear is seen moored at the California Maritime State University Academy on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Vallejo, Calif. The Academy has received permission from the office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom to resume limited in-person classes this semester and hopes to send 350 students and staff on its annual summer training cruise, which is a graduation requirement for cadets.
A staff member in the Kweisi Mfume campaign uses gloves while holding a cell phone during an election night news conference at his campaign headquarters after Mfume, a Democrat, won Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Baltimore. Mfume defeated Republican Kimberly Klacik to finish the term of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, retaking a Maryland congressional seat Mfume held for five terms before leaving to lead the NAACP. All voters in the district were strongly urged to vote by mail in an election reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. Only three in-person voting sites were open for those who could not vote by mail. The seat came open after Cummings died in October.
A woman has her wrist marked twice with a permanent marker while waiting with hundreds of people for food donations, given to those impacted by the COVID-19 virus outbreak, in Chelsea, Mass. on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
Liz McLaughlin, right, of St. Luke's United Methodist Church and Ending Hunger OKC, hands a family meal container to a volunteer to deliver to a car at a food give-away at Christ Temple Community Church on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Oklahoma City, as the need for food assistance grows during the coronavirus pandemic. The meals, provided by Oklahoma City area restaurants, provide food for 6-8 people.
Members of the Nevada Air National Guard work at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Vice President Mike Pence visits the molecular testing lab at Mayo Clinic on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Rochester, Minn., where he toured the facilities supporting COVID-19 research and treatment. Pence chose not to wear a face mask while touring the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. It's an apparent violation of the world-renowned medical center's policy requiring them.
Hikers wear masks under the Hollywood sign on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out a four-stage plan Tuesday to reopen businesses, schools and entertainment events. The governor said California is currently in phase one. As the state sees hospitalization rates for the coronavirus stabilize, officials plan to move into phase two in the next few weeks, allowing some retail stores to get back to business.
Medical workers prepare for the opening of a COVID-19 test location in a parking lot near the casinos in Atlantic City, N.J. on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
Paul Tormey, Regional Vice President of Fairmont Hotels, wears a mask while gesturing in front of a statue of singer Tony Bennett outside of the Fairmont San Francisco hotel after leading hotel workers in a singing of the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" on Saturday, April 25, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. Bennett had encouraged San Franciscans to join him in a sing-a-long from their homes during shelter in place orders for COVID-19 concerns.
Nurses stand in counter-protest during a demonstration against stay-at-home orders at the State House on Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Providence, R.I., during the coronavirus outbreak.
A skate park on Venice Beach is filled with sand to keep skateboarders out during the coronavirus outbreak on Saturday, April 25, 2020, in the Venice section of Los Angeles, Calif.
Signs are displayed at the Busse Forest Nature Preserve, which is closed Friday-Sunday until further notice, during the coronavirus pandemic at Busse Woods in Rolling Meadows, Ill. on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Visitors not following social distancing guidelines and other problems during COVID-19 pandemic have led to the closure of parking lot at six popular Cook County Forest Preserves that begins Saturday, April 25.
Masks are displayed on mannequin heads at a tent set up by a roadside vendor to sell coronavirus supplies on Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. Stay-at-home orders continue until May 15 in the city as part of an effort to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
Volunteer pilots fly over to produce support messages in the sky for first responders and health workers and to encourage public safety awareness in the fight against COVID-19 in Los Angeles, Calif. on Saturday, April 25, 2020. A spring heat wave drove an uptick of people to California beaches, golf courses and trails as authorities warned people not to swarm them for fear of igniting a deadly coronavirus surge. Temperatures soared into the 80s and 90s from Sacramento to San Diego by midday Saturday.
A shopper, right, checks a newspaper vending machine outside a grocery store in Glenview, Ill. on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended a stay-at-home order through May 30 that requires face masks to be worn in public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A volunteer works on unloading items off a tractor trailer during a food drive by World Central Kitchen in the parking lot of the Camden Yards Sports Complex on Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland. World Central Kitchen conducted its food relief operation to help relieve food insecurity faced by Baltimore's vulnerable communities, at the request of Governor Larry Hogan.
People stroll along the Brighton Beach boardwalk in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Saturday, April 25, 2020. With the weather warming up, more people wearing personal protective equipment are seen venturing out to the parks and streets, though most still respecting the social distancing guidelines.
Signs outside of a Walgreens advises that no COVID-19 testing is done inside the store as a customer departs the location in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, April 25, 2020. This location began testing for the new coronavirus the day before with a drive-thru process and is provided to eligible individuals at no cost. Persons wanting to be tested are asked to go online to their website to determine their eligibility. The test is self-administered with directions from store pharmacists.
A runner passes a school closed sign on Friday, April 24, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. It took a decade for Arizona lawmakers to restore much of the school funding they cut in the wake of the Great Recession. Now, education leaders fear a looming recession created by the coronavirus could once again mean reductions in school funding.
In this Thursday, April 23, 2020, photo, Ruth Caballero, a nurse with The Visiting Nurse Service of New York, knocks on the door of a COVID-19 patient's home on her rounds in upper Manhattan in New York. Home care nurses, aides and attendants, who normally help an estimated 12 million Americans with everything from bathing to IV medications, are now taking on the difficult and potentially dangerous task of caring for coronavirus patients.
Medical workers bring a patient to the Northbridge Health Care Center on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Bridgeport, Conn. To slow the spread of the coronavirus inside nursing homes, Connecticut has begun transferring infected residents to off-site recovery centers following their release from hospitals. The plan has sparked some fears about the effects for frail, elderly residents who might be displaced to make room in repurposed care facilities. But public health experts see potential in the effort to find a way to curb the outbreak that has ravaged elder care facilities globally.
An outdoor mall at Bally's Las Vegas is empty of people along the Las Vegas Strip, during the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Las Vegas.
A man wears a gas mask as he travels through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, on April 23, 2020.
People wait in line at a walk-up coronavirus testing site during the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Urban League of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
A banner plane flies a sign urging Miami Beach, Fla. Mayor Dan Gelber to open the beaches, which have been closed due to the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, April 19, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla.
A Senate voting device is set up by Virginia Senate staff at the temporary site where the Virginia Senate will meet for the reconvene session at the Science Museum on Mondaym April 20, 2020, in Richmond, Va.
Nikolas Thomson, of Southington, is making 3-D printed face shields and other protective equipment for healthcare workers and first responders on Friday, Apr. 17, 2020, in Southington, Conn. The three have set up shop in the building previously occupied by Hop Knot craft beer and gourmet pretzel bar on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in Plantsville.
A sign is posted about the soft re-opening of Hueneme Beach at Port Hueneme, Calif. on Sunday, April 19, 2020, after it re-opened with restrictions following a closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Field workers harvest and cut onions on Wednesday, April,16, 2020, in Edinburg, Tex. Pandemic clouds future for Valley agriculture industry.
Deacon Rudy Sepulveda, one of ten people allowed inside the funeral home sanctuary during a veteran's farewell on Friday, April 17, 2020, in Pharr, Tex.
People stand in line as they wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a just-opened testing center in the Harlem section of New York on Monday, April 20, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers would need to be tested for the coronavirus daily before city officials could start to loosen restrictions that have shuttered most workplaces and forced residents to cover their faces in public, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.
Frontline coronavirus doctors and nurses at Valleywise Health hospital await a donation of PPE by the Chinese Americans COVID-19 Relief AZ organization Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Phoenix.
An airport employee stands outside an almost empty security screening area at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Hartsfield Jackson, one of the busiest airports in the world, has seen traffic drop dramatically because of the coronavirus.
State Senators Jim Nielson, R-Gerber, left, and Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, top right, members of the Senate budget committee sit six feet apart, as they view a large video screen, left, during a hearing of the special subcommittee on COVID-19, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 16, 2020. Lawmakers are looking into how Gov. Gavin Newsom has been spending money to address the new coronavirus crisis.
Maribel Pedraza, right, holds her niece Belen Pedraza, 4, as police and fire department personnel drive by in a tribute to medical workers at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Burbank, Calif.
Chris Schornak walks past gridlocked protester in Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
A Central Texas Food Bank volunteer loads food into a vehicle on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Austin, Texas. The Central Texas Food Bank distributed free emergency food boxes to help those who are facing increased food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officer Mahoney, right, checks the temperature of all people entering the 32nd precinct of the New York Police Department in an attempt to stem the spread of the new coronavirus Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in New York.
A shopper walks out of a store in Annapolis, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Anne Arundel County is now requiring employees and shoppers to wear masks to help limit the spread of the coronavirus joining a few other counties in Maryland who are requiring the same.
Workers at F.A.B.R.I.C., a non-profit organization providing resources for emerging fashion designers, looks through newly made PPE for area Dignity Health employees due to the coronavirus on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. F.A.B.R.I.C. is working around the clock to create thousands of FDA-approved isolation gowns for local workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
A patient is wheeled into an ambulance from MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Chelsea, Mass., where COVID-19 testing has begun for anyone reporting symptoms. While appointments to be tested are encouraged, walk-ins won't be turned away. People looking to be tested do not need to be a patient of Mass General Hospital and don't have to have health insurance.
Hew Kowalewski, a furloughed employee of Disney World stands next to a window of his home on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. Many of Florida's jobless have reported problems filing applications for unemployment benefits.
Valentina Imbrenda, co-owner of Via Emilia 9 restaurant, wears a protective face mask as she packages freshly made meals for delivery to medical workers as part of the Frontline Foods Miami initiative in partnership with Chef Jose Andres' non-profit organization World Central Kitchen, during the new coronavirus pandemic on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla.
People on the street near the MSC South homeless shelter, where at least 70 people have now tested positive for COVID-19, on Monday, April 13, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. Local governments have begun moving large numbers of homeless into hotels as part of Operation Roomkey. Among the requirements are that people get tested when they check in and that medical staff at the hotel make regular checks to see if people's conditions change.
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Blood collection specialist Niilo Juntunen, left, looks on as former Seattle Mariners baseball player Dan Wilson gives a thumbs up sign to his wife as both donate blood at a pop-up blood donor event at the Mariners' ballpark on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Seattle, Wash. The Mariners teamed with Bloodworks Northwest for the appointment-only donor event to help ensure the region's blood supply is maintained during the coronavirus outbreak.
Beds fill a structure at a coronavirus isolation and quarantine complex for the homeless on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Las Vegas. The facility, scheduled to open Monday evening, was built to house homeless with suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus that don't require hospitalization.
Health care workers and security personnel wait for patients at a drive-up COVID-19 testing location on Monday, April 13, 2020, where the coronavirus outbreak is taking a disproportionate toll in a predominately black area of St. Louis, Missouri.
A wooden retaining wall message in front of a home, left, offers thanks to health professionals and first responders for their responses in the fight against the coronavirus on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Edina, Minn.
A woman walks past the Utah State Capitol on Monday, April 13, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is extending his voluntary directive telling people to stay home except for essential errands through the end of April. He is also encouraging people to wear masks when at stores and other businesses to prevent the spread of the virus.
A patient arrives in an ambulance cared for by medical workers wearing personal protective equipment due to COVID-19 concerns outside NYU Langone Medical Center on Monday, April 13, 2020, in New York City.
A person wearing a protective face mask and gloves as a precaution against the coronavirus walks by the Robert Indiana sculpture "LOVE" at John F. Kennedy Plaza, commonly known as Love Park, in Philadelphia on Monday, April 13, 2020.
Sarah Rivas, an employee at Annie's Paramount Steakhouse in Dupont Circle district of Washington, D.C., arranges a display of toilet paper and liquor for carry out orders on Monday, April 13, 2020. The steakhouse closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but is opened for carry out orders offering the steakhouse's menu, liquor and groceries.
John Bailey looks on after adjusting the blue light and "Thank You" message on the California Tower and Museum of Man in honor of healthcare workers and first responders battling the new coronavirus in Balboa Park on Monday, April 13, 2020, in San Diego, Calif.
Maclola Orozco wears protective gear as a precaution against the coronavirus as she restocks shelves at El Rancho grocery store in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 13, 2020.
A person wearing a protective face mask crosses Benjamin Franklin Parkway in view of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday, April 13, 2020.
Sharon and Bart Williams of Annapolis, Md., wave to their family and friends as they are surprised on Sunday, April 12, 2020, with a social distance celebration of the their 56th wedding anniversary. Because of the coronavirus, the Williams have stayed home to self-isolate and were surprised by the unexpected visit to mark their anniversary.
A couple walks alone in a Kansas City, Mo. park at sunset on Monday, April 13, 2020, as stay-at-home orders continue in much of the country in an effort to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
Connecticut Air and Army National Guard personnel move pole vault and high-jump mats to an outdoor field to make room inside Moore Field House for a temporary field hospital to be constructed to the current coronavirus crisis at Southern Connecticut State University, on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in New Haven, Conn. The 250-bed field hospital will facilitate overflow in the event that regional hospitals treating COVID-19 patients reach their capacity.
Residents arrive at a mobile testing site for coronavirus in their golf cart on Monday, March 23, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. The Villages, a retirement community, is one of the largest concentration of seniors in the U.S.
Layne Bjornseth, left, and her boyfriend Ben Glover touch up a mural with chalk off Southampton Court on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Decatur, Ala. Bjornseth's inspiration for the artwork is to share a message of hope and encouragement the coronavirus pandemic.
An RV park at Dockweiler State Beach, where some coronavirus patients are being quarantined, is viewed on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Los Angeles.
A couple wipes their hands with hand sanitizer as they walk to be screened for the new coronavirus at Huntsville Fever & Flu Clinic on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Huntsville, Ala.
Charles Bevier of Denver stands in the center of normally-congested Larimer Street to take a photograph of the nearly-empty throughfare as residents deal with the spread of coronavirus on Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Denver.
Beachgoers take pictures on a sea wall in Waikiki, on Friday, March 20, 2020, in Honolulu. Honolulu closed all public parks and recreation areas Friday until the end of April in an effort to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Yellow security tape wrapped across Waikiki as police and other officials informed beachgoers to leave the area. Many beachgoers simply went under the security tape to access the beach and shoreline.
Some people wearing face masks wait in line to shop Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. Honeywell announced that it is adding manufacturing capabilities in Phoenix to produce N95 face masks in support of the government's response to the novel coronavirus The company's Phoenix expansion will allow Honeywell to produce more than 20 million N95 disposable masks monthly to combat COVID-19.
Ian Coulter, originally from Seattle who is studying at the University of Colorado Medical Center, moves medical supplies that were donated as part of an effort staged by two state lawmakers, Project C.U.R.E., Colorado Concern and the Denver Broncos with the spread of coronavirus on Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Denver.
A hospital worker transfers equipment to a curbside testing area at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center in Ketchikan, Alaska, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The testing area is set for patients showing symptoms after potential contact with the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. PeaceHealth is providing curbside tests only to patients with a referral from the Ketchikan Public Health Center.
Signs are seen advising people to keep their distance from each other as a worker removes an umbrella in front of a restaurant on the Malibu Pier, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Malibu, Calif. Officials are trying to dissuade people from using the beaches after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state's 40 million residents to stay at home indefinitely. His order restricts non-essential movements to control the spread of the coronavirus that threatens to overwhelm the state's medical system.
Alaska state Rep. David Eastman sits at his desk on the House floor in Juneau, Alaska, Monday, March 23, 2020. Eastman, a Wasilla Republican, has been critical of the Legislature's planning around the coronavirus. Rep. Sharon Jackson also wore a mask on the House floor Monday.
Health care workers of Decatur Morgan Hospital wave as members of Epic Church parade around the facility to show support during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Decatur, Ala.
Nurses at UCI Medical Center protest the lack of personal protective equipment available in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Orange, Calif., on Friday, April 3, 2020.
A line of around fifty people extends from the door of Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Ark. on Monday, March 30, 2020.
The Universal City Overlook on Mulholland Drive is closed during the coronavirus pandemic on April 8, 2020, in Los Angeles, Calif. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming almost 70,000 lives with infections nearing 1.3 million people.
A sign alerts commuters traveling westbound on Interstate 10 that Alabama beaches are closed in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Daphne, Ala. In a matter of days, millions of Americans have seen their lives upended by measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.
Parents of students at Encanto Elementary in Phoenix line up on Monday, March 23, 2020, to get packets of exercises for children to do at home. Like many schools across the nation, schools in Arizona have been ordered closed amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Emily Miles has her temperature taken before being allowed to donate blood at a temporary blood bank set up in a church's fellowship hall Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. Schools and businesses that typically host blood drives are temporarily closed due to precautionary measures in place to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus leading to extremely low levels of blood availability throughout the state.
An aerial view from a drone shows vehicles lining up to receive unemployment applications being given out by City of Hialeah employees in front of the John F. Kennedy Library on April 8, 2020, in Hialeah, Fla. The city is distributing the printed unemployment forms to residents as people continue to have issues with access to the state of Florida’s unemployment website in the midst of widespread layoffs due to businesses closing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Healthcare professionals wear personal coronavirus from their parked cars on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at the St. Bernards Urgent Care Clinic on Red Wolf Boulevard in Jonesboro, Ark. (Quentin Winstine/The Jonesboro Sun via AP)
Steve King, a Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest forklift driver, prepares to deliver pallets during a supply load aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Naval Base San Diego, adjacent to San Diego, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2020.
Two people attempt to get inside the State of Alaska Division of Public Assistance office near downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday, March 30, 2020.
Informational signs near Port Canaveral warn motorists that all beach parking in Brevard County is closed Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Although some county beaches remain open during the coronavirus outbreak, without parking many beachgoers remained at home.
Harry Powell, of Lexington, Ky., works to change the marquee at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The Kentucky Theatre will close on Wednesday following an executive order from Gov. Andy Beshear asking all public-facing businesses to close to help fight the spread of coronavirus.
A customer leaves a coffee shop with a takeout order Saturday, April 4, 2020, as the marquee at Murray Hill Theatre offered positive words in light of the closings in Jacksonville and around the country in the effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis encourages state residents to wear masks while in public as a statewide stay-at-home order remains in effect in an effort to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus on Friday, April 3, 2020, in Centennial, Colo.
A plane takes off over the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship as it sits docked in Honolulu on Monday, March 23, 2020. Passengers from the cruise ship that was turned away from other ports before arriving in Hawaii are being taken to Honolulu airport for chartered flights home. About 2,000 passengers on the Norwegian Jewel are undergoing medical screening before boarding buses that will take them to their flights. There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus from anyone on the ship. State officials changed their minds several times before deciding over the weekend that the passengers could disembark at Honolulu Harbor. Measures to seal off borders to reduce the spread of coronavirus have left some cruise ships stranded.
Cars line up as drive-through coronavirus testing for medical workers and first responders opens on March 22, 2020, outside a Walmart in Northlake.
A sign at a store in South Fulton, Ga., lets customers know about the city's curfew because of the coronavirus, on Thursday, March 19, 2020.
Signs in front of Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park warn patrons that the park is closed due to coronavirus fears, on Monday, March 23, 2020, in Key Biscayne, Fla.
Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) await new patients at the drive-thru coronavirus testing station at Cummings Park on March 23, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut.
Members of the Governor's Food and Horse Guard set up a mobile tent outside Saint Francis Hospital on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Hartford, Conn.
Delaware Gov. John Carney meets with staffers during a tour of the State Health Operations Center on Monday, March 16, 2020 to get an update on how Delaware is monitoring and responding to the coronavirus outbreak.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber tours the Miami Beach Convention Center as the Army Corps' builds a coronavirus field hospital inside the facility on April 8, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. The U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers is converting the convention center into a field hospital with 400 regular hospital beds and 50 ICU beds, with the ability to scale up to 1,000 beds if needed, as the region prepares for a possible surge of coronavirus patients.
Travis Swann Taylor walks through a nearly empty Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, March 19, 2020, after Georgia lawmakers were urged Wednesday to self-isolate themselves, after a state senator said he tested positive for the coronavirus.
Employees of Eli Lilly check in members of the healthcare community as they begin drive-through testing for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the company headquarters in Indianapolis, on Monday, March 23, 2020. The group eligible for testing includes physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals.
Employees walk into Gritman Medical Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Moscow, Idaho. The hospital is now screening all visitors and patients for symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus before they enter the building.
La Casa Lopez employees Nick Huot and Emily Walters deliver an order to a customer in a vehicle after fears over the spread of coronavirus caused the dining room to be closed, on Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Moscow, Idaho.
An information about specific medication is displayed at a Walgreens in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, April 2, 2020. Coronavirus stockpiling can leave families without medication.
Information signs are posted before entering a Walmart store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Saturday, April 4, 2020. Walmart will limit the number of customers allowed and create one-way traffic inside its stores during coronavirus pandemic.
A lone woman walks across the usually busy State Street near the Chicago Theatre, on Monday, March 23, 2020, in Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's “stay at home order” amid the pandemic, which took effect Saturday evening, requires Illinois residents to remain in their homes, except for essentials, joining similar efforts in California and New York to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Pritzker said there should be such an order in place nationwide.
Interstate 64 is void of traffic near what would be the end of rush hour Monday, March 23, 2020, in St. Louis. A mandatory stay-at-home order has been put in place in the city starting Monday evening in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus with certain activities, such as exercising or going to the grocery store, allowed provided proper social distancing guidelines are practiced.
Bill Purdue, left, cuts pieces of fabric while Mike Rice sews them into face masks in Rice's autobody and upholstery shop in Washington, Ind. on Sunday, March 22, 2020. They will deliver the masks this week to Deaconess Health System in Evansville, Indiana, which asked community members to sew cloth masks for health care workers who may face a shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic. They're among legions of everyday Americans making face masks for desperate hospitals, nursing homes and homeless shelters that could run out of personal protective equipment.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds updates the state's response to the coronavirus during a news conference at the State Emergency Operations Center, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Johnston, Iowa.
Distiller Greg Biagi fills a container with hand sanitizer at the Foundry Distilling Co., Friday, March 20, 2020, in West Des Moines, Iowa. The company produced the hand sanitizer and made it available to the community at no charge in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Children collect their free meal at East Silver Spring Elementary School, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md, provided by the Montgomery (Md) County Public School to school children for the duration of the state-mandated coronavirus pandemic emergency school closure.
A hospital worker checks messages while waiting at the entrance of a by appointment only drive-thru coronavirus testing location at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
Octavio Ramos, Silent Brigade Distillery bar manager, checks on a batch of mash at the distillery in downtown Paducah, Ky. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Silent Brigade is making hand sanitizer and giving it to the public for free. Hand sanitizer has become a commodity in recent weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
People stand spaced apart while waiting outside a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles location, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Boston. People observe social distancing out of concern about the spread of the coronavirus.
Rev. John G. Restrepo, O.P., V.F., pastor of St. Dominic Catholic Church, rides in a truck with the Hope Monstrance on Holy Wednesday to bless residents in the Lakeview neighborhood on April 8, 2020, in New Orleans, La. Ahead of the Easter holiday on April 12, churches are closed in the New Orleans area because of the coronavirus.
Pedestrians keep their distance in downtown Portland, Maine, just hours before a stay-at-home order goes into effect Wednesday, March 25, 2020, that will close all but essential workplaces in the city. City officials say residents must shelter in place starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Maine has reached 118 coronavirus cases, the majority in Cumberland and York counties.
Street performer Eddie Webb looks around the nearly deserted French Quarter looking to make money in New Orleans, Sunday, March 22, 2020. With much of the city already hunkered down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issues a shelter-in-place order to take effect starting Monday at 5:00 PM.
A social distancing sign is shown on the river front Tuesday, March 24, 2020 jn Detroit. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told Michigan residents to stay at home beginning Tuesday, in her most sweeping order of the coronavirus crisis.
Richard Bienvenu, left, and Tommy Mason, show love and support for Tommy's mother, Lambeth House resident Pat Mason, 83, who is quarantined but with no coronavirus systems, Thursday, March 19, 2020 in New Orleans. Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday that a growing number of new coronavirus cases could push Louisiana past its capacity to deliver health care in as few as seven days, comparing the state's possible situation to that of Italy, where the virus has overwhelmed hospitals.
Mike Goodhartt and other workers at the L.L. Bean shipping center box up donated canned foods to be distributed for food pantries across the state of Maine, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Freeport, Maine. The outdoor retailer, which is experiencing sinking sales because of coronavirus, is partnering with the Good Shepherd food bank.
A teacher at Eastside Elementary delivers an iPad to a parent as educators work on handing out the devices for remote learning while students are forced to stay home during the coronavirus outbreak, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Clinton, Miss.
Equipment is driven by FedEx Field as the National Guard sets up tents to be used for coronavirus testing, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in a parking lot at the NFL football stadium in Landover, Md., outside of Washington.
A passer-by, left, walks through a nearly empty intersection near the Old State House, right, in downtown Boston, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Many people are working from home in the state, while many businesses have closed indefinitely out of concern about the spread of the coronavirus.
Two health care workers wait by temporary tents outside of Henry Ford Hospital on April 8, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan. There are reportedly more than 700 Henry Ford Health System workers who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). Over 20,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the state.
An airline passenger walks by the vacant TSA checkin at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Romulus, Mich. The COVID-19 coronavirus has considerably slowed air travel.
Kim Lutes left, a registered nurse and others carries boxes of N-95 masks donated by Rich Forstner president at Mavo Systems, Sunday, March 22, 2020 in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota Nurses Association held drives collecting any spare certified N-95 medical masks from people that can be used by healthcare workers to protect themselves during the coronavirus outbreak in their parking lot.
Snoops the skunk roamed around near the Sturgeon tank at the Great Lakes Aquarium on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The Great Lakes Aquarium is closed until at least April 15th in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But while the building is closed to visitors, there is still limited staff working to keep the animals fed and engaged.
Mississippi Highway Patrol Lt. Steve Crawford, instructs his troopers to prepare for several long days of site control at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi State Department of Health testing center at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds, in Jackson, Miss. Monday, March 23, 2020.
A sign urges residents to stay home as motorists drive past downtown Tuesday, March 24, 2020 on the first day of a stay-at-home order in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City and surrounding counties instituted a 30-day mandatory stay-at-home order in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Critical care nurse Molly Spaeny, left, with St. Vincent Healthcare speaks with a patient after administering a coronavirus test in a drive-thru testing center outside the hospital in Billings, Mont. Friday, March 20, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
Nurses in protective gear handle tests for the Covid-19 virus at a coronavirus drive-through location at Bryant Health's LifePointe campus in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
Neb. Senators Tony Vargas of Omaha, left, and Mark Kolterman of Seward, bump elbows at the State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., Monday, March 23, 2020. Nebraska lawmakers reconvened on Monday to pass emergency funding for the coronavirus outbreak. Lawmakers advanced an $83.6 million emergency funding package Monday to help fight the new coronavirus as Gov. Pete Ricketts sought to assure the public that the state is "well ahead of the curve" compared to others in its response to the global pandemic.
A sign indicates to "Stay Home for Nevada" along a usually busy Fremont Street after casinos were ordered to shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Las Vegas.
A sign advises people to practice social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign amid a shutdown of casinos along the Las Vegas Strip, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Las Vegas.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, right, examines bedding packets as he tours a makeshift medical facility with N.H. Army National Guard Col. David Mikolaities, center, and N.H.A.N.G. Col. Erik Fessenden, left, at a gymnasium at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The facility, and others across the state, will open when there is demand for patients impacted with COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Members of the media attend a tour inside the New Jersey Convention Center on April 8, 2020, in Edison, New Jersey. Workers set up a field medical station at the Convention Center while New Jersey has the second most cases in the U.S. after New York.
Traffic is light after the start of a curfew in Newark, N.J., Thursday, March 19, 2020. Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday he signed an order postponing a special elections across the state, including in Atlantic City, and New Jersey's biggest city, Newark, has instituted an 8 p.m. curfew in response to the outbreak.
People wait in line, in their cars, to be tested for COVID-19 at a drive-through testing site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham confirmed a new coronavirus infection that has no apparent link to travel on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, during a news conference on the floor of the state House of Representatives in Santa Fe, N.M. She also issued orders to limit the spread of the contagion by restricting restaurants to take-out service and closing down movie theaters, gyms, spas and shopping malls. New Mexico is bracing for the possible spread of coronavirus to some of America's most remote, impoverished communities, as hospitals across the state prepare to convert operating rooms into acute respiratory care units.
Hart Island seen from City Island on April 8, 2020, in New York City. Potter's Field on Hart Island may soon be used for temporary COVID-19 related burials as the city morgues and extra relief measures reach capacity. New York State reported the largest daily death count to date with 779 deaths in a 24-hour period related to the coronavirus.
A volunteer sets up beds in what will be a field hospital in the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on April 8, 2020, in New York City. The 600-foot long cathedral, which is one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world, has partnered with Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital for staffing of the field hospital. It is expected to have over 400 beds when opened and to receive some COVID-19 patients. Hospitals in New York City, which has been especially hard hit by the coronavirus, are facing shortages of beds, ventilators and protective equipment for medical staff.
Mike Sprayberry, North Carolina Director of Emergency Management, and Dr. Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, North Carolina State Health Director, Chief Medical Officer, arrive for a press briefing to update the public on the COVID-19 and coronavirus on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Tanna Crouse, 13, left, Greta Sticha, 8, middle, and her brother Elam, 5, use chalk to color a path of hearts leading to a home's front steps on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Bismarck. The hearts are a symbolic gesture of solidarity and a way for people to stay connected while staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic forcing school closures and social distancing in North Dakota. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
Ohio National Guard Sgt. Kevin Fowler assists in repackaging emergency food boxes for food distribution at the Cleveland Food Bank, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Cleveland. State parks have shuttered cabins, golf courses and marinas as Ohio enters its first full day of a statewide “stay at home” order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Grocery stores, gas stations and other essential businesses remain open.
Paula Plueff, principal at Rockwood Elementary School, directs students to a walk-up site for bagged lunches, as the city public school district holds their first day of providing free meals to students at 42 sites around the district during the coronavirus pandemic, in Oklahoma City, Monday, March 24, 2020.
Monica Ybarra, corporate counsel for TBS Factoring Service, holds a sign announcing sandwiches for semis along I-35 near the Hefner Road exit in Oklahoma City, Friday, March 20, 2020. Nationwide as rest stops and restaurants close, truck drivers are finding it difficult to locate prepared food items and face challenges including parking and access to drive through only locations. TBS Factoring Service is providing truckers with a "grab-and-go" a sack lunch featuring a sub sandwich, water and chips along I-35, Friday, March 20, 2020.
A marquee outside the Lake Theater & Café in Lake Oswego, Ore., offers advice on how not to spread germs Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Monday banned on-site consumption at bars and restaurants around the state for at least four weeks in a bid to slow the spread of the new coronavirus and said gatherings will be limited to 25 people or fewer.
People exercise near the Art Museum stairs in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday ordered that schools remain closed until early April and issued a stay-at-home order for the seven counties that have been hardest hit by the coronavirus, including Philadelphia and its suburbs.
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo gives and update on the coronavirus during a press conference in the State Room of the Rhode Island State House Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Providence, R.I.
Courtney Grooms, right, waits for the next person to screen before they can enter the AnMed Health Campus Emergency entrance in Anderson, S.C. in Anderson Thursday, March 19, 2020. Persons authorized to get tested for Coronavirus are sent to another area outside the North campus on S.C. 81, at the AnMed Health Kirk Oglesby Health Campus.
Mike Johnston, a clerk at the Maupin Market in tiny Maupin, Oregon, wipes down the ice cream case to protect customers from the new coronavirus on March 20, 2020. Tiny towns tucked into Oregon's windswept plains and cattle ranches miles from anywhere in South Dakota might not have had a single case of the new coronavirus yet, but their residents fear the spread of the disease to areas with scarce medical resources, the social isolation that comes when the only diner in town closes its doors and the economic free fall that's already hitting them hard.
Seated in chairs set eight feet apart, blood donors wait to be taken to one of three mobile blood centers during a blood drive hosted by Marsh Regional Blood Center at the Bristol Motor Speedway Monday, March 23, 2020. With a nationwide shortage of blood supply growing, the blood drive provides local residents the opportunity to donate in a time of need due to the coronavirus pandemic.
An Alamo Police officer watches over the deserted grounds of the Alamo in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. San Antonio is joining several other major Texas cities and will begin Stay at Home orders at the end of the day Tuesday to help battle the effects of COVID-19.
Andy Woods Elementary School staff member Monina Mercado holds up a sign reading "We miss y'all!" as cars filled with teachers pass by during a teachers' parade in Tyler, Texas on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Tyler Independent School District has transitioned to online learning, so the parade was a way for the students to see their teachers in person while staying at home.
Kaye Knighton, 86, receives a visit from his daughter-law Darla Knighton, left, and Debbie Atkins, right, at the Creekside Senior Living Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Bountiful, Utah. Window visits help seniors connect to families despite coronavirus restrictions.
Members of the West Virginia National Guard and many volunteers assist with the preparation and distribution of around 2000 school lunches in the cafeteria at Greenbrier East High School in Fairlea, WV., Monday, March 23, 2020. The Greater Greenbrier Long-Term Recovery Committee and the National Guard partnered with Greenbrier County Schools to help feed breakfast and lunch to students during the school shutdown due to coronavirus.
Police, fire, and EMS responders — some wearing masks, gowns, and gloves to protect against the transmission of the new coronavirus, respond to a medical call in Seattle Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
A closed sign is shown at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bountiful Temple Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Bountiful, Utah. A Utah man who died from the coronavirus had visited a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-dy Saints temple in the week prior to his diagnosis, church officials said.The temple in Bountiful, north of Salt Lake City, was closed Sunday after state health officials announced the man's death. It wasn't immediately clear how many people had visited the temple at the same time as the man or in the days before it was closed.
Vermont senators sit spaced apart to meet the social distance requirements set by the governor, Tuesday March 24, 2020, at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. The Senate met with 17 members, one over the required quorum, to pass legislation needed to confront the coronavirus pandemic.
Testing for the new coronavirus continued at the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory in Cheyenne, pictured here on Thursday, March 12, 2020, the day after Wyoming recorded its first case of the COVID-19 illness caused by the virus.
Katie Struble, mobile market manager, left, and Connie Kenny, market manager with Local Environmental Agriculture Project, Inc. (LEAP) farmers markets demonstrate social distancing as the Grandin Village Farmers Market was open with precautions on Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Roanoke, Va.. "We are taking it (the coronavirus epidemic) seriously, but we also want to make sure the food is getting out there for everybody and the farmers have an outlet," said Kenny
Resident Carole Feldman takes out her order from a Starship Technologies delivery robot as neighbors look on April 8, 2020, in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The local Broad Branch Market is teaming up with Starship to provide delivery service of groceries and prepared food by autonomous robots to neighboring areas amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The onramp to the Hoan Bridge is void of traffic Tuesday March 24, 2020, in Milwaukee. Gov. Tony Evers issued an order Tuesday closing businesses deemed to be nonessential, ordered no gatherings of any size and placed restrictions on travel across Wisconsin for a month in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
“There are no shortcuts for us to return to life as it was before this pandemic. Moving too quickly could return Oregon to the early days of this crisis, when we braced ourselves for hospitals to be overfilled.”
Earlier this month, Brown extended her emergency order another 60 days until July 6, but nearly every Oregon county has received the state’s approval to begin loosening those restrictions last week.
