COVID-19's Impact on Small Town

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Dead family, lost friends: How the coronavirus changed one small town

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Five years after the coronavirus began spreading around the world, its impacts are still shaping how Americans live, work, eat and connect with neighbors.

The pandemic sparked furious battles over masks, social distancing, school and business closures, and vaccine mandates.

In rural Kansas town of Quinter , the outbreak of COVID-19 killed 17 elderly residents out of a population of 2,600 .

Research indicates that the coronavirus may ultimately be seen as a "particularly cruel capstone" to the ongoing struggles faced by rural communities.

The number of people living in rural areas has been slowly declining as jobs increasingly shift to urban areas.

Gove County is far more conservative than America as a whole because of the presence of the Dunkard Brethren, a Protestant faith from Germany .

"Nobody wants to put in the effort it takes," she said. "COVID really changed us. It really did.".

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