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Iowa in the Time of Coronavirus

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Pictures made in Iowa during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.

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  • 20 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A bicyclist rides past a protest in front of the Iowa Governor's Mansion. About 20 people participated in a protest in front of the Iowa Governor's Mansion Friday. They called on Governor Kim Reynolds to immediately issue a comprehensive mask mandate across Iowa. Reynolds, a Republican, has ordered a partial mask mandate that excuses some congregate settings, like classrooms. Iowa has one of the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rates in the country and is dealing with wide "community spread" of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) throughout the state.      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: AMBER LINT swabs a patient during a drive up rapid COVID test 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: AMBER LINT swabs a patient during a drive up rapid COVID test 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: People sit in the cars in line for a drive up rapid COVID test. 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: People sit in the cars in line for a drive up rapid COVID test. 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: Dr. ANNA HOLZER checks in a patient for a drive up rapid COVID test 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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  • 07 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: High school athletes march around and picket the Iowa Governor's Mansion. About 300 Des Moines Public School (DMPS) high school athletes marched through Des Moines to the Governor's Mansion Monday to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds' recent efforts to reopen schools. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, is suing to go to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor is trying to force the district to reopen with in person instruction. The state ruled that schools using online education can't participate in extracurricular activities, including sports. The student athletes, who all wore face masks to comply with CDC guidelines, were marching to demand the ability to participate in sports despite using online instruction.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: High school athletes picket the Iowa Governor's Mansion. About 300 Des Moines Public School (DMPS) high school athletes marched through Des Moines to the Governor's Mansion Monday to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds' recent efforts to reopen schools. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, is suing to go to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor is trying to force the district to reopen with in person instruction. The state ruled that schools using online education can't participate in extracurricular activities, including sports. The student athletes, who all wore face masks to comply with CDC guidelines, were marching to demand the ability to participate in sports despite using online instruction.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: High school athletes picket the Iowa Governor's Mansion. About 300 Des Moines Public School (DMPS) high school athletes marched through Des Moines to the Governor's Mansion Monday to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds' recent efforts to reopen schools. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, is suing to go to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor is trying to force the district to reopen with in person instruction. The state ruled that schools using online education can't participate in extracurricular activities, including sports. The student athletes, who all wore face masks to comply with CDC guidelines, were marching to demand the ability to participate in sports despite using online instruction.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: High school athletes picket the Iowa Governor's Mansion. About 300 Des Moines Public School (DMPS) high school athletes marched through Des Moines to the Governor's Mansion Monday to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds' recent efforts to reopen schools. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, is suing to go to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor is trying to force the district to reopen with in person instruction. The state ruled that schools using online education can't participate in extracurricular activities, including sports. The student athletes, who all wore face masks to comply with CDC guidelines, were marching to demand the ability to participate in sports despite using online instruction.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Iowa State Troopers guard the Governor's Mansion in Des Moines during a protest by high school students. The troopers were not wearing face masks or social distancing despite CDC and Des Moines city guidelines calling for masks and social distancing. About 300 Des Moines Public School (DMPS) high school athletes marched through Des Moines to the Governor's Mansion Monday to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds' recent efforts to reopen schools. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, is suing to go to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor is trying to force the district to reopen with in person instruction. The state ruled that schools using online education can't participate in extracurricular activities, including sports. The student athletes, who all wore face masks to comply with CDC guidelines, were marching to demand the ability to participate in sports despite using online instruction.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 300 Des Moines Public School (DMPS) high school athletes march through Des Moines to the Governor's Mansion Monday to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds' recent efforts to reopen schools. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, is suing to go to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor is trying to force the district to reopen with in person instruction. The state ruled that schools using online education can't participate in extracurricular activities, including sports. The student athletes, who all wore face masks to comply with CDC guidelines, were marching to demand the ability to participate in sports despite using online instruction.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 SEPTEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: About 300 Des Moines Public School (DMPS) high school athletes march through Des Moines to the Governor's Mansion Monday to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds' recent efforts to reopen schools. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, is suing to go to online instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor is trying to force the district to reopen with in person instruction. The state ruled that schools using online education can't participate in extracurricular activities, including sports. The student athletes, who all wore face masks to comply with CDC guidelines, were marching to demand the ability to participate in sports despite using online instruction.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: People lean against the church wall during a memorial service for the victims of COVID-19 at West Des Moines United Methodist Church. More than 100 people attended the service at the church for Iowans who have died from COVID-19. Iowa is one of the Midwestern states that has recorded an increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Since Friday, August 21, Iowa has recorded 1,448 new cases of COVID-19. More than 1,030 Iowans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since the pandemic hit Iowa in March.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: People sit on the lawn during a memorial service for the victims of COVID-19 at West Des Moines United Methodist Church. More than 100 people attended the service at the church for Iowans who have died from COVID-19. Iowa is one of the Midwestern states that has recorded an increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Since Friday, August 21, Iowa has recorded 1,448 new cases of COVID-19. More than 1,030 Iowans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since the pandemic hit Iowa in March.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: A woman and her son ring the bell for the victims of COVID-19 at West Des Moines United Methodist Church. More than 100 people attended a memorial service at West Des Moines United Methodist Church for Iowans who have died from COVID-19. Iowa is one of the Midwestern states that has recorded an increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Since Friday, August 21, Iowa has recorded 1,448 new cases of COVID-19. More than 1,030 Iowans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since the pandemic hit Iowa in March.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: A man rings the bell for the victims of COVID-19 at West Des Moines United Methodist Church. More than 100 people attended a memorial service at the church for Iowans who have died from COVID-19. Iowa is one of the Midwestern states that has recorded an increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Since Friday, August 21, Iowa has recorded 1,448 new cases of COVID-19. More than 1,030 Iowans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since the pandemic hit Iowa in March.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: Rev. CINDY HICKMAN, of West Des Moines United Methodist Church leads a memorial service for the victims of COVID-19. More than 100 people attended a memorial service at West Des Moines United Methodist Church for Iowans who have died from COVID-19. Iowa is one of the Midwestern states that has recorded an increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Since Friday, August 21, Iowa has recorded 1,448 new cases of COVID-19. More than 1,030 Iowans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since the pandemic hit Iowa in March.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2020 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: People gather on the lawn around the bell tower before a memorial service at West Des Moines United Methodist Church. More than 100 people attended a memorial service at the church for Iowans who have died from COVID-19. Iowa is one of the Midwestern states that has recorded an increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Since Friday, August 21, Iowa has recorded 1,448 new cases of COVID-19. More than 1,030 Iowans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since the pandemic hit Iowa in March.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: AKO ABDUL-SAMAD, left, a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives, talks to Dr. YOGESH SHAH, after Dr. Shah and others called for a mask mandate 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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  • 01 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Dr. ROSANNA ROSA speaks 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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  • 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: Dr. AUSTIN BAETH speaks 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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  • 01 AUGUST 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Dr. AUSTIN BAETH speaks 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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