Tom Hagstrom mows the grass of St. Benedict's Catholic Church along Main Street in Roundup, Mont. on Monday, April 27, 2020. Most stores in the small town were considered essential businesses and stayed open despite a month-long closure order over the coronavirus that was lifted this week. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
April 28, 2020
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April 28, 2020 2:48 p.m.
In rural U.S., fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen
Parts of the U.S. are starting to lift closures, and some of the quickest to reopen have been rural states like Montana, Vermont and Alaska