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Virus Outbreak Rural Hospitals

In this March 19, 2020, photo, Carol Talkington helps Terri Bonasso tape a notice on the emergency room door following a vigil at the closing of the Fairmont Regional Medical Center in Fairmont, W.Va. The coronavirus pandemic couldn’t have come at a worse time for communities trying to cope after a wave of hospital shutdowns across the rural United States. (Tammy Shriver/Times-West Virginian via AP)

Two medical professionals stand outside a building and tape up a sign that reads “Notice: This hospital and all its services, including the Emergency Room is closed. For Emergency Call 911.”

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