Rural America is leading the way on reopening businesses as many see the pandemic largely happening far away in cities. But small town life carries its own disadvantage: fewer medical resources.
In California, six rural counties with a combined 500,000 people asked Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday if they could begin a “careful and phased reopening,” even as counties in the San Francisco Bay Area moved to extend their stay-at-home orders through May.
In Vermont, people can shop at outdoor retailers, and five people can work at the same outdoor worksite. Manufacturing and indoor construction also can expand. Being remote and sparsely populated helps towns avoid infections, said Dr. Marc Mentel, president of the Montana Medical Association. Gov. Steve Bullock credits an early lockdown with pushing down Montana’s infection rate and helping it reopen before other states.
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