Across the U.S., rural 'critical access' hospitals were already closing at an alarming rate before the pandemic. Twelve have shuttered since the start of this year alone.
In the Idaho mountain town of Grangeville, population 3,200, signs in windows on Main Street advertise that Border Days"is on."
"It's going to be a little risky," said Joel Gomez, owner of The Trails Restaurant & Lounge."I feel like we're going to get hit with the corona after this." Border Days organizers say they're taking similar COVID-19 precautions. There have been only three confirmed cases in Idaho County since March. People around here have been taking the virus seriously, Gomez says, but after two months of shutdowns, his business is barely hanging on.
Syringa staff members have been preparing and instituting precautions for months, yet to date they've not treated a single COVID-19 patient.
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