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Signs of the times: COVID-19 messages across America

By Associated Press

April 22, 2020

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A sign advising people to stay home due to COVID-19 concerns is displayed at a MUNI bus stop in San Francisco, April 2.
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A sign reads "Cancel Plans Not Humanity" in Los Angeles, April 14. Murals with themes centered around the coronavirus have been popping up on the walls of businesses in the California city.
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A sign reminds park-goer to practice social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak, at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, April 21.
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A commercial van with signs on its back windows is driven through downtown Anchorage, Alaska, as part of a caravan of more than 80 vehicles, April 22. Participants urged local and state leaders to open up businesses shuttered temporarily while residents were told to stay home.
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Flag waving, sign bearing protesters line up on the street during a protest against New York's social distancing restrictions in front of the State Capitol Building in Albany, N.Y., April 21. Similar "Operation Gridlock" protests publicized on social media have been happening across the country, with organizers calling the shutdown an extreme example of governmental overreach.
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A man holds a sign expressing his displeasure with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at a noisy rally against the Governor's social distancing restrictions outside the State Capitol Building, in Albany, N.Y., April 21.
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A person holds a sign while gathering with others to protest stay-at-home orders put into place due to the COVID-19 outbreak outside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., April 21.
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As cars stack up, a sign alerts motorists to keep their masks on at a drive-in COVID-19 testing facility in Lowell, Mass., April 21.
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A sign is seen on the sidewalk in downtown Chicago, April 22.
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A woman walks on the sidewalk as a sign is seen in downtown Chicago, April 22.
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A protester holds a sign as he drives by during a rally calling for an end to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, outside of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, April 22.
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A protester holds a sign during a rally calling for an end to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, outside City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, April 22.
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A sign reminding people to socially distance six feet is seen at Crab Cove in Alameda, Calif., April 22. Law enforcement officers say they could start writing tickets to people who aren't wearing masks in public.
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A roadway sign reads "THIS TOO SHALL PASS" as cars pass the entrance leading to the Encore Boston casino in Everett, Mass., April 22. The casino, which opened to the public in June 2019, was closed on March 15th due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
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A driver paints protest signs on a car while participating in a drive-by demonstration outside of Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., April 21. The hospital suspended ten nurses from their jobs last week after they refused to care for COVID-19 patients without being provided protective N95 face masks.
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Protestor Trey Bennett holds a sign towards members of the Life Tabernacle Church waiting outside the East Baton Rouge Parish jail for Pastor Tony Spell to post bond in Baton Rouge, La., April 21. Louisiana authorities arrested the pastor on an assault charge after he admitted that he drove his church bus toward Bennett, who has been protesting Spell's decision to hold mass gatherings in defiance of public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
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A car participates in a rally of honking vehicles that pass back and forth in front of the governor's mansion during the coronavirus pandemic in Hartford, Conn., April 20. The rally, organized by CT Liberty Rally, is asking Gov. Ned Lamont to allow people to make their own decisions when it comes to their health. "Let the world know the citizens of Connecticut are standing up for their rights that their economy be re-opened," said Jonathan Johnson, of CT Liberty Rally. A sign in the window reads, "Social Darwinism Not Social Distancing."
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A sign to stay 6 feet apart rests next to a turfed dog at Barkwood, a dog park in Beachwood, Ohio, April 20.
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An anti-stay-at-home demonstrator holds a sign near the Blaine House in Augusta, Maine, April 20.
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A protester holds a sign out of the open sunroof of a sports-utility vehicle taking part in a car protest against the stay-at-home order issued by Colorado Governor Jared Polis to stem the spread of the new coronavirus in Denver, April 19.
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A man holds a sign in view of the Capitol building at a protest opposing Washington state's stay-home order to slow the coronavirus outbreak in Olympia, Wash., April 19. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has blasted President Donald Trump's calls to "liberate" parts of the country from stay-at-home and other orders that are designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Inslee says that Trump is fomenting a potentially deadly "insubordination" among his followers before the pandemic is contained.
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A banner plane flies a sign urging Miami Beach, Fla., Mayor Dan Gelber to open the beaches, which have been closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, April 19, in Miami Beach, Fla.
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Anthony Swain stands with his wife Connie as he holds a sign advocating for safe housing for the homeless during a news conference by various community organizations, during the new coronavirus pandemic, April 17, in Miami. Community organizers are working to call attention to the potential public health crisis facing the homeless due to the virus outbreak.
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A nurse holds a sign during a demonstration outside Jacobi Medical Center to protest a new policy by the hospital requiring a doctor's note for paid sick leave, April 17, in the Bronx borough of New York.
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The advocacy group MoveOn along with other organizations display a thousand signs that read #GetUsPPE, along images of health care workers, a call for personal protective equipment for health care workers during the coronavirus outbreak, on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, April 17, in Washington.
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The State Room displays a "Stay Safe" sign, April 15, in Salt Lake City.
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A "no classes until further notice" sign is taped to the front door of Edison Elementary School, April 14, in Salt Lake City. Utah joined more than 20 other states in canceling classes at public schools for the rest of the school year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Students will finish the year doing mostly online assignments to avoid the risk of crowded classrooms, Gov. Gary Herbert said.
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A sign at The Anthem music venue reads "We'll Get Thru This" at the wharf which is almost completely empty because of the coronavirus outbreak, April 6, in Washington.
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A sign at the First Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia, announces canceled services because of fears of coronavirus transmission, March 15.
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A notice limiting only 3 packages of toilet paper per customer is displayed on picked bare shelves after shoppers cleaned out the stock of paper and cleaning products at a local grocery store in Burbank, Calif., March 14.
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