Tag: covid-19
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Caring In Chaos
Jacinda Nava Romero remembers three things about working as a nurse in March 2020: reusing face masks during those 12-hour-plus shifts, seeing the lines of the mask across her face at the end of each day and breaking down in tears. The COVID-19 pandemic affected many people, but few were impacted as much as the…
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Iowa’s COVID Response: April and May
One year later, we reflect on Iowa’s handling of the pandemic from when it first began in 2020.
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Dead Moines: Where We Are Now
As the pandemic wore on, many music venues in Des Moines stayed closed. But other spaces opened their doors after our new world started to mimic the one we left behind. And the most active venue in Des Moines – which, given the sparse booking options and reduced capacity, is kind of like being the…
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Iowa’s COVID Response: March
One year later, we reflect on Iowa’s handling of the pandemic from when it first began in 2020.
