How North Dakota became a Covid cautionary tale Richard Hall © Provided by The Independent
A man prepares to receive a throat swab from a North Dakota National Guard soldier at a drive-thru testing site inside the Bismarck Event Center in North Dakota, October 26, 2020.REUTERS
As summer turned to fall, Renae Moch watched with horror as the sick filled hospitals across her state. Unlike much of the country, North Dakota had refused to introduce strict measures to contain the coronavirus, and its citizens were paying the price.
Moch, the public health director for the state capital Bismarck, wanted more to be done. She worked with community leaders to push for local mask mandates.
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