Coronavirus Impact Felt Throughout the Community

Alan Weber insists on wearing a gas mask when getting groceries because he is more susceptible to the coronavirus than others. Many people with compromised immune systems are more likely to become a victim of this virus, and less likely to be able to fight it off.

Alexis McMurray, Photographer

COVID-19, a highly contagious, sometimes fatal, virus has caused a dramatic change to our world today. With quarantine and social distancing, life is like something many of us have never experienced before. Children and teachers must resort to online school. People have lost their jobs and now rely on the monthly stimulus check the government provides. And many essential employees are still at work, exposing themselves to the virus everyday to provide our community with the things we need. This is a look at what some of these people are going through.