Danny Flanigan and Jennie Mulhall have lunch at their favorite restaurant, the Bristol, in Louisville, Ky., on Monday, March 16, 2020, before the state's lock-down took effect later in the afternoon. “We want to support you one more time while we still can,” Flanigan told the hostess at the nearly empty restaurant. Kentucky was among the states Monday to close down bars, restaurants and other places where people gather. (AP Photo/Claire Galofaro)
March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020 4:30 p.m.
US life with COVID-19: A state-by-state patchwork of rules
As the nation struggles to reconcile itself to a new and spreading peril, it also struggles with a patchwork of rules that vary dizzyingly from place to place: For now, your life and lockdown in the shadow of COVID-19 depends on where you live.