Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat
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FILE- In this Oct. 26, 2020 file photo, a woman wears a mask as she walks through downtown Newark, N.J. Residents in some parts of New Jersey's largest city are facing a 9 p.m. curfew for at least the rest of the month as officials seek to stop a surge in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2020, file photo, patrons enjoy food and drink at The Brass Rail in Hoboken, N.J. School systems in several states are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday, Nov. 12, he will sign an executive order to give towns and cities the option to limit hours at non-essential businesses after 8 p.m. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, a commuter rides the Staten Island ferry in New York. School systems in several states are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, a customer sits at a bar at a Bloomington, Minn., restaurant. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced restrictions that bars and restaurants will be required to end dine-in service between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., beginning Friday in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, Tia Richardson, seated left, Gracelyn Morris, center, and Kenned Yakpoh record information from residents before administering coronavirus tests at the Central Family Life Center, in the Stapleton neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York. School systems in several states are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2020, file photo, a sign showing proper guidelines for being a visitor of Terror Town is hung on the ticket booth in Williamsburg, Ohio. School systems in several states are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, Gracelyn Morris, right, takes information of a resident before she is given a coronavirus test at the Central Family Life Center in the Stapleton neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York. School systems in several states are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, Kenned Yakpoh places a coronavirus test swab in a biohazard envelope after helping a resident with the test at the Central Family Life Center in the Stapleton neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York. School systems in several states are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2020, file photo, medical works operate a testing tent at a COVID-19 mobile testing site in the Brooklyn borough of New York. School systems in several states are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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FILE- In this Oct. 26, 2020 file photo, a woman wears a mask as she walks through downtown Newark, N.J. Residents in some parts of New Jersey's largest city are facing a 9 p.m. curfew for at least the rest of the month as officials seek to stop a surge in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
