When Maj. Gen. Michael Thompson repeatedly stressed the purpose of the National Guard during Gov. Kevin Stitt’s news conference on Sunday, he hoped his words would put rumors to rest.
But the calls continue.
“Misinformation, sometimes, is spreading faster than the virus,” Thompson told the Tulsa World. “Every time I think it’s put behind us, it just pops up again.”
The region is ripe with rumors of the Guard setting up at Expo Square in Tulsa, and some are convincingly specific, but Thompson said all are false.
As the adjutant general for the Oklahoma National Guard, Thompson is the top military adviser to the governor and top commander of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard.
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The National Guard exists across the country, and in each state, it reports to the respective governor. Made up of members of the state’s communities — churchgoers, college students, police officers, barbers, bankers and your kid’s friend’s parents — not “some nameless, faceless bureaucracy,” it exists to protect citizens in times of disaster, Thompson said.
In Oklahoma, they’ve dropped bales of hay for livestock that farmers couldn’t access during the 2015 Muskogee floods and more recently had hundreds of members bagging sand, keeping a 24-hour monitor on the levees and dropping barriers into place via helicopter during Tulsa’s historic flooding in May 2019, Thompson said.
“The Guard is up for a lot of jobs, but rolling in and planting our flag and saying we’re in charge; that’s not one of ‘em,” Thompson said, addressing rumors of martial law. “That’s not what we do.”
Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith has also been fighting to dispel the rumors, and fairground personnel even went so far as to take drone pictures showing residents the empty lots.
“There’s nothing going on,” Keith said. “It’s clear when you drive by. Go drive by, you’re going to see nothing.”
Expo Square CEO Mark Andrus said although the facility is a prime location for any agency outpost in dire circumstances and organizers are ready to support in whatever way they can, he has not received a request for use. In fact, the grounds are remarkably empty as shows cancel months out.
“I have never seen Expo Square look more sad than it does right now,” Andrus said. “The Golden Driller is ready to be open for business.”
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Gallery: How coronavirus has affected life around Tulsa
Gallery: How coronavirus has affected life around Tulsa
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Educators in front of John Hope Franklin Elementary School hand out distance learning items on the first day of statewide distance learning due to the COVID-19 outbreak on Monday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Owasso seventh grader Tiger Boschee (left) and senior Zoe Boschee work on assignments at their kitchen table on the first day of statewide distance learning. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Vlad Railian stops for a portrait while wearing a mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19 Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Railian was out to get coffee while working from home in his apartnemt at Boston Ave. and 6th Street. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Medical personnel acknowledge supporters as they leave work during Headlights for Hope at Ascension St. John Owasso on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Cars crowded into the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, honked horns and cheered to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Megan Losoncy holds a sign to thank medical personnel during Headlights for Hope at Ascension St. John Owasso on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Cars crowded into the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, honked horns and cheered to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Savannah Nelson, 10, cheers and holds a sign to thank medical personnel during Headlights for Hope at Ascension St. John Owasso on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Cars crowded into the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, honked horns and cheered to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Registered nurse Summer Jones wipes a tear away as she sees supporters cheer during an event called Headlights for Hope at Ascension St. John Owasso on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Cars crowded into the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, honked horns and cheered to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A traveler wheels his luggage across the a crosswalk while at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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“I have no defenses — and there’s many people like me — I just don’t have any immune system to combat if someone sneezes on me in line at the grocery store or coughs. And I think now people should be aware you can kill someone. It sounds dramatic, but it’s true.” -- Bixby resident Sally Blann, who lives with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Medical personnel clap and sign “I love you” as they look out a window at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso on Thursday. Motorists were parked outside with their headlights and hazards lights on and honked their horns to thank medical personnel for their work. The Headlights for Hope event is to show support to the medical staff and patients at hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Liz Hall prays during an event called Headlights for Hope at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Cars parked in the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, and honked horns to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Chelsey Holloway holds a sign and cries during an event called Headlights for Hope at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Cars parked in the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, and honked horns to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. Holloway works at the hospital as OR nurse manager, but is on leave. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Motorists pass hand sanitizer between cars during an event called Headlights for Hope at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Cars parked in the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, and honked horns to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Noelle Shaw, who organized the event called Headlights for Hope at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso, cries as she walks away from the hospital after thanking medical personnel through the window on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Cars parked in the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, and honked horns to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Liz Hall prays during an event called Headlights for Hope at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Cars parked in the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, and honked horns to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Bavette and Ryan Miller wave to medical personnel during an event called Headlights for Hope at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Cars parked in the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, and honked horns to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Liz Hall prays during an event called Headlights for Hope at Bailey Medical Center in Owasso Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Cars parked in the parking lot and turned headlights and hazards on, and honked horns to thank medical personnel for their work in the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Marquette Catholic School classmates ride by Vivianna Smith’s house on Wednesday to wish her a happy birthday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Vivianna Smith celebrates with her sister. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Vivianna Smith celebrates her 10th birthday as Marquette Catholic School third grade classmates ride by her house wishing her happy birthday on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Vivianna Smith waves during the parade. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Vivianna Smith celebrates her 10th birthday with her sister, Milania, with Marquette Catholic School third grade classmates riding by her house wishing her happy birthday in Tulsa on April 1, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Vivianna Smith celebrates her 10th birthday with Marquette Catholic School classmates. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Eden Bowman wishes Vivianna Smith a happy 10th birthday along with other Marquette Catholic School third grade classmates. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Vivianna Smith waves as the cars go by. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Mary Sedwick, an art teacher at Springfield Elementary, helps distribute supplies to students’ families. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Jason Hoyt, a fifth-grade teacher at Springfield Elementary School, collects workbooks to distribute to students at home during the coronavirus outbreak on April 1. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World file
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Isis Cuevas (center), a fourth-grade teacher at Springfield Elementary, helps distribute learning supplies in Tulsa on April 1. The school gave out materials for students who are at home during the coronavirus outbreak. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Rob Kaiser, an assistant principal at Monroe Demonstration Academy, coordinates a supply distribution effort. Tulsa Public Schools has been distributing computers for students who are at home during the coronavirus outbreak. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Supermercados Morelos assistant manager Eugenio Ibarra hangs up a shelter in place poster while at Supermercados Morelos on Harvard Avenue on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The posters are to help inform citizens about the city's shelter in place order that was enacted earlier this week. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Tulsa Chief Resilience Officer Krystal Reyes counts posters after hanging up shelter in place posters at Las Americas on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The posters are to help inform citizens about the city's shelter in place order that was enacted earlier this week. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Tulsa Chief Resilience Officer Krystal Reyes hangs up shelter in place posters at Las Americas on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The posters are to help inform citizens about the city's shelter in place order that was enacted earlier this week. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A sign asks customers to keep their distance amid the coronavirus outbreak at the Reasor’s grocery store near 15th Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa on March 31. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Jean King wears a mask and gloves while shopping at the Reasor’s grocery store near 15th Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa amid the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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A sign asks customers to keep their distance amid the coronavirus outbreak at a Reasor’s grocery store Tuesday. MATT BARNARD/ Tulsa World
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Ian Brooks, a deli cook at Reasor's grocery store near 15th Street and Lewis Avenue, cleans surfaces amid the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Jerry Adams of Broken Arrow fishes at Lake Bixhoma in Bixby on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The lake is among just a few remaining outdoor recreation spots that has stayed open during the coronavirus outbreak. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Hillcrest Medical Center Chief Nurse Jodi Simmons receives tulips from Tulsa Botanic Garden President and CEO Todd Lasseigne Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The garden is closed due to COVID-19. They decided to start harvesting some of the tulips and delivering them to hospitals to let them share the joy. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Aaron Hockett harvests tulips at the Tulsa Botanic Garden to deliver to Hillcrest Medical Center Tuesday, March 31, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Cynthia Robinson harvests tulips at the Tulsa Botanic Garden to deliver to Hillcrest Medical Center Tuesday, March 31, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Christ the King Catholic Church holds 8 a.m. daily Mass via Facebook Live with Father David Webb and seminarians Steven Ditzel and Kyle Doud as IT Manager Crissy Donatucci records it in the empty sanctuary in Tulsa March 31, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Christ the King Catholic Church holds 8 a.m. daily Mass via Facebook Live with Father David Webb and seminarians Steven Ditzel and Kyle Doud as IT Manager Crissy Donatucci records it in the empty sanctuary in Tulsa on March 31, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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A bicyclist crosses Cincinnati Avenue on Archer Street at 10:30 a.m. in Tulsa on Monday, March 30, 2020. The city is under a shelter-in-place order due to the national outbreak of COVID-19. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A biker rides their bike on Riverside Drive on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Tulsa Mayor G.T Bynum issued a shelter-in-place order starting Sunday. The order allows for residents to go outside to exercise as long as long as they keep the required six feet for social distancing. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Zoe Moses, an employee of MCI Diagnostic Center, talks with a client at the new drive-up testing site in Tulsa on Sunday, March 29, 2020. MCI Diagnostic Center began COVID-19 testing in Tulsa on Sunday. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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Zoe Moses, an employee of MCI Diagnostic Center, checks the identification of a client before testing for COVID-19 at the lab's headquarters in Tulsa on Sunday, March 29, 2020. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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On a typical Sunday morning, the parking lot outside Holy Family Cathedral would be crowded with cars belonging to worshipers, but downtown Tulsa was largely empty Sunday, March 29, 2020, the morning after Mayor G.T. Bynum issued a shelter-in-place order for Tulsans. The order will be in place through April 16. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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A single car sits at the intersection of 61st Street and Sheridan Road in Tulsa on Sunday, March 29, 2020, the morning after Mayor G.T. Bynum issued a shelter-in-place order for Tulsans. The order will be in place through April 16. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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This section of 61st Street east of Memorial Drive had very little traffic on Sunday, March 29, 2020, the morning after Mayor G.T. Bynum issued a shelter-in-place order for Tulsans. The order will be in place through April 16. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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Swings have been removed from playgrounds at LaFortune Park in Tulsa on Friday, March 27, 2020. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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Gary and Valerie Haack set up a table away from the trail and the pavilions at LaFortune Park in Tulsa on Friday, March 27, 2020. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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Lucas Clark wipes down a golf cart while working at LaFortune Park Golf Course on Friday, March 27, 2020. Golf courses in Tulsa have shut their doors in response to Mayor G.T. Bynum’s shelter-in-place order announced over the weekend. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Golfers hit practice shots at the driving range at LaFortune Park on Friday, March 27, 2020. On Monday, county officials suspended play at LaFortune. Page Belcher and Mohawk Park closed Sunday and South Lakes in Jenks closed Tuesday. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Viridiana Benitez prepares food at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School Friday, March 27, 2020. The school is continuing to serve students from the Union district lunch and breakfast during the COVID-19 shutdown. The number they serve has increased every day and is up to 3,400 meals for 1,700 students. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Evelyn Davis hands out meals at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School on Friday, March 27, 2020. The school is continuing to serve students from the Union district lunch and breakfast during the COVID-19 shutdown. The number they serve has increased every day and is up to 3,400 meals for 1,700 students. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Marisol Moreno (left) and Carmen Luevano work to prepare meals at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School on Friday, March 27, 2020. The school is continuing to serve breakfast and lunch to students while schools are shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Rosa Parks Elementary School first-grader Axel Ryburn waits in the car line for a meal at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School on Friday, March 27, 2020. The school is continuing to serve breakfast and lunch to students from the Union district during the COVID-19 shutdown. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Lindar Ledbetter gets food out of a freezer while working to prepare meals for students at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School on Friday, March 27, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Ten-year-old Merlen Rubalcava (left) and her sister Angelica Rubalcava, 12, lie in the empty cafeteria at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School after arriving to work with her mom Teresita Munoz who was preparing meals for out of school students Friday, March 27, 2020. The school is continuing to serve students from the Union district lunch and breakfast during the COVID-19 shutdown. The number they serve has increased every day and is up to 3,400 meals for 1,700 students. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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River Parks playgrounds closed due to the coronavirus pandemic at the 91st and Riverside Drive on March 27, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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River Parks playgrounds closed due to coronavirus pandemic at the 91st and Riverside Drive on March 27, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Drew Peters (left) and Damiana Haynes, both juniors at Jenks High School, play basketball at Bentley Park in Bixby while out of school because of the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, March 27, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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David Atkinson (left) and his wife Cindi Atkinson keep their distance while talking with their grandchildren Brien Carson and Kylie Carson (right) in Bixby on Friday, March 27, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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David Atkinson (right) and his wife Cindi Atkinson (left) keep their distance while talking with their grandchildren Brien Carson (top left) and Kylie Carson (top right) in Bixby on Friday, March 27, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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The Z66 Auto Auction held an auction Friday, March 27, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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In Owasso, a runner passes a fence decorated with an inspirational message about the COVID-19 outbreak Friday, March 27, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A sidewalk decorated in chalk in Owasso referencing President Donald Trump's hope that the country would be back to normal by Easter Friday, March 27, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A Tulsa County Sheriff’s deputy works security at the entrance to the parking lot of Z66 Auto Auction during an auction Friday, March 27, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Diners sit at their table while enjoying their dinner at The Polo Grill in Utica Square on Thursday, March 26, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Diners sit at their table while enjoying their dinner at The Polo Grill in Utica Square on Thursday, March 26, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Diners sit at their table while enjoying their dinner at The Polo Grill in Utica Square on Thursday, March 26, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Sandy Bliss pushes her mother Lou Bliss' wheelchair through Woodward Park Thursday, March 26, 2020. Lou Bliss is 91 years old and lives with her daughter. She is typically active and it has been hard on her being cooped up. The two thought a trip to the park would be a good way to get fresh air while social distancing. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Scott Yarnell walks laps around the Veterans Park soccer field Thursday, March 26, 2020. Yarnell picked the spot to social distance while getting exercise. Yarnell figures he'll walk around the field 10-12 times to get in a couple miles. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Bicyclists travel through the River West Festival Park Thursday, March 26, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Cindy Paul and her neighbor George Bonham walk Paul’s dogs Morty and Layla through the River West Festival Park on Thursday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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The trails at River Parks in the 3100 block of Riverside Parkway are crowded on a summer-like day on Thursday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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American Airlines 777’s airplanes are parked at Tulsa International Airport on Monday, March 25, 2020. American Airlines has 44 out of service airplanes parked at the airport due to a reduced flight schedule because of the COVID-19 pandemic. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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The Tulsa Dream Center plans to distribute the chicken to surrounding communities. courtesy
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Prepared frozen meals are loaded onto a truck by Beaux Fulton (left) and Jeremy Johnson at the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma in Tulsa on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The meals will be delivered to the Dream Center in north Tulsa. Greg Raskin, Communications Manager at the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, said that demand for services is beginning to increase as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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Sous chef Jeremy Johnson (left) and chef Jeff Marlow prepare meals in the kitchen at the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, in Tulsa on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Greg Raskin, Communications Manager at the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, said that demand for services is beginning to increase as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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Christal Washington pilots a forklift loaded with produce out to a waiting vehicle at the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, in Tulsa on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Greg Raskin, Communications Manager at the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, said that demand for services is beginning to increase as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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A couple pushes a stroller across a mostly empty Guthrie Green in Tulsa on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Second Street and Elgin Avenue during what is typically rush hour in Tulsa on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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An almost empty parking lot at Second Street and Cincinnati Avenue in Tulsa on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Justin Bancroft brings out an order of groceries to a pickup customer at the Glenpool Walmart on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The service has seen increased use during the coronavirus outbreak. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Robert, a Walmart worker who declined to give his last name, loads groceries for a pickup customer at the Glenpool Walmart on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Nouman Ahmed, a Canadian truck driver, cleans the windshield and headlights on his truck at the Flying J Truck Stop at 129th E. Ave. in Tulsa. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Trucks continue on their route through Tulsa on the Broken Arrow Expressway near the Interstate 44 interchange. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Lonnie Redfearn sits on a bench in the Greenwood Historic District after visiting a food pantry to get food for his mother amid the COVID-19 outbreak on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Girvin Dudley jumps rope for exercise at Plaza of the Americas in downtown Tulsa at Seventh Street and Denver Avenue on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Traffic is sparse Tuesday on Interstate 244 just west of Utica Avenue amid the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Andrea Bays disinfects her shopping cart at Reasor's at 15th Street and Lewis Avenue amid the nationwide COVID-19 on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Don Buoen shops Tuesday in the near-empty paper goods aisle at the Reasor’s at 15th Street and Lewis Avenue. Grocery stores nationwide have been historically busy due to the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A shopper protects her hands by holding her cart using paper towels while shopping at Reasor's at 15th Street and Lewis Avenue. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Suzette Ramsey on Tuesday loads her cart with groceries at Reasor’s at 15th Street and Lewis Avenue. Grocers say grocery supplies are good, despite panic by some shoppers. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Jordan Payne fills up with $1.63 per gallon gasoline at the Tulsa Hills QuikTrip. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Clinton Summers fills up with $1.63 per gallon gasoline at the Tulsa Hills QuikTrip. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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A sign advertises $1.63 per gallon gasoline at the Tulsa Hills QuikTrip on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Gas prices have dropped continuously during the coronavirus outbreak. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Meeting attendees huddle around an overflow room speakerphone to hear a meeting of the Bixby City Council in Bixby on Monday, March 23, 2020. The city limited the number of people allowed in council chambers because of the coronavirus outbreak. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Tulsa Health Department Executive Director Bruce Dart speaks by phone with a government official before a meeting of the Bixby City Council in Bixby on Monday, March 23. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Empty shelves at a Target in Tulsa on March 23, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Crossover Preparatory Academy principal John Lepine Sr. hands out Chromebooks and lesson plans to parents and students to start school at home in Tulsa on March 23, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Crossover Preparatory Academy school councilor Jaron Shaw hands out Chromebooks and lesson plans to parents and students to start school at home in Tulsa on March 23, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Crossover Preparatory Academy principal John Lepine Sr. hands out Chromebooks and lesson plans to parents and students to start school at home in Tulsa on March 23, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Principal Rita Long hands out meals at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School on Monday due to the national COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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First-grade teacher Shannon McFadden spots a student as she and others hand out education items at Holland Hall due to the national COVID-19 outbreak Monday, March 23, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Fourth-grader Jazmin Lopez receives milk at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School during meal handouts due to the national COVID-19 outbreak Monday. Lopez wears a mask whenever she leaves the house because she has asthma. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Principal Rita Long hands out meals at Ellen Ochoa Elementary School due to the national COVID-19 outbreak on Monday, March 23, 2020. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A study titled “Parents, Teachers, and Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Snapshot from Tulsa, OK,” collected responses from the families and teachers of Tulsa-area first-graders about their experiences during the first three months of the pandemic.
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Christina Richmond hold her son, Finley, 2, while her husband, Luke, and daughter, Ella, 8, all of Kansas City, Mo., swing at LaFortune Park on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A man has a cup of coffee while sitting on the outside patio at Gypsy Coffee on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Christina Richmond hold her son, Finley, 2, while her husband, Luke, and daughter, Ella, 8, all of Kansas City, Mo., swing at LaFortune Park on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Christina Richmond hold her son, Finley, 2, while her husband, Luke, and daughter, Ella, 8, all of Kansas City, Mo., swing at LaFortune Park on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Christina Richmond hold her son, Finley, 2, while her husband, Luke, and daughter, Ella, 8, all of Kansas City, Mo., swing at LaFortune Park on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Christina Richmond hold her son, Finley, 2, while her husband, Luke, and daughter, Ella, 8, all of Kansas City, Mo., swing at LaFortune Park on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A empty movie poster holder sits in front on AMC Southroads 20 on Saturday, March 21, 2020. AMC closed its movie theaters for a minimum of six weeks due to COVID-19 concerns. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Jennifer and Patrick Neff, both of Tulsa, walk passed an Area Closed sign while walking their dog, Carson, on a trail at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The Neffs were looking to play basketball but were turned away because of the closure of The Gathering Place due to COVID-19 concerns. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A worker sits in their vehicle in an empty parking lot at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Matt Fogerty, of Bixby, waits in line at Trader Joe's on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Fogerty waited for about 5 minutes in line as the store was limiting the number of people who were in the store to practice social distancing. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Dylan Hills, of St. Louis, Mo., talks to customers in line while wearing a "No Corona Virus" head band while waiting in line at Trader Joe's while on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A empty movie poster holder sits in front on AMC Southroads 20 on Saturday, March 21, 2020. AMC closed its movie theaters for a minimum of six weeks due to COVID-19 concerns. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Empty movie poster holders sit in front on AMC Southroads 20 on Saturday, March 21, 2020. AMC closed its movie theaters for a minimum of six weeks due to COVID-19 concerns. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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An empty parking lot sits in front on AMC Southroads 20 on Saturday, March 21, 2020. AMC closed its movie theaters for a minimum of six weeks due to COVID-19 concerns. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Jennifer and Patrick Neff, both of Tulsa, walk passed an Area Closed sign while walking their dog, Carson, on a trail at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The Neffs were looking to play basketball but were turned away because of the closure of The Gathering Place due to COVID-19 concerns. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A jogger runs passes a biker while on a trial at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Dylan Hills, of St. Louis, Mo., poses for a portrait while waiting in line at Trader Joe's while wearing a "No Corona Virus" head band on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch loads a piece of a tree onto a dolly while her daughter, Michelee, picks up debris while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Dylan Hills, of St. Louis, Mo., waits in line at Trader Joe's while wearing a "No Corona Virus" head band on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A runner passes by the Arkansas River while on a trail at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A mother and daughter play on a jungle gym while at LaFortune Park on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A jogger runs passes a biker while on a trial at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A walker walk downs a path at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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A runner passes by the Arkansas River while on a trail at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch loads a piece of a tree onto a dolly while her daughter, Michelee, rolls a piece of tree while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch loads a piece of a tree onto a dolly while her daughter, Michelee, picks up debris while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch loads a piece of a tree onto a dolly while her daughter, Michelee, picks up debris while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch loads a piece of a tree onto a dolly while her daughter, Michelee, rolls a piece of tree while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Jennifer and Patrick Neff, both of Tulsa, walk passed an Area Closed sign while walking their dog, Carson, on a trail at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The Neffs were looking to play basketball but were turned away because of the closure of The Gathering Place due to COVID-19 concerns. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch loads a piece of a tree onto a dolly while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch loads a piece of a tree onto a dolly while her daughter, Michelee, rolls a piece of tree while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Jennifer and Patrick Neff, both of Tulsa, walk passed an Area Closed sign while walking their dog, Carson, on a trail at The Gathering Place on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The Neffs were looking to play basketball but were turned away because of the closure of The Gathering Place due to COVID-19 concerns. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch loads a piece of a tree onto a dolly while her daughter, Michelee, picks up debris while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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D and M Landscaping's Mary Ann Bunch wheels away a piece of a tree while working in Brookside on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Despite businesses shutting down or limiting services due to COVID-19 concerns, D and M Landscaping's business hasn't slowed down. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Lima beans are the only beans left on the shelves at a Tulsa Walmart on March 19, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Empty paper products shelves at a Target in Tulsa on March 19, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Lines are full at a local Reasor's on March 19, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Shelves are empty of eggs at a Neighborhood Walmart in Tulsa on Thursday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Empty rice and beans shelves at a Neighborhood Walmart in Tulsa on March 19, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Path blocked off to Gathering Place in Tulsa on March 19, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Street closed going into Gathering Place in Tulsa on March 19, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Empty paper products shelves at a Neighborhood Walmart in Tulsa on March 19, 2020. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Sidewalks are empty at lunchtime on Boston Avenue in downtown Tulsa on Thursday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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Andi Lewis checks her watch as she writes a sign for the front door of the Stepping Stone Cafe, 4 N. Armstrong St., in Bixby on Thursday. The restaurant was open Thursday but planned to stop dine-in operation Friday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Carol Bevenue (right) brings out an order for Sharon Hubbell (left), Granny Stone (center) and James Hubbel (bottom) as other diners bump elbows in the background at the Stepping Stone Cafe in Bixby on Thursday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Carol Bevenue brings out an order at the Stepping Stone Cafe in Bixby on Thursday. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World
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Kristy Flynn (left), Elizabeth Viramontes and her husband, Aurelio Viramontes, spend time at the Tulsa Day Center during the COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A client sleeps on chairs at the Tulsa Day Center on Thursday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A woman crosses a deserted Fourth Street on Main Street in downtown Tulsa on March 19. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Karen Klein, who sleeps at the Salvation Army and spends days at the Tulsa Day Center, uses hand sanitizer while entering the facility on Thursday. Klein has had several ailments lately including flu, bronchitis and pneumonia. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A sign on the door of Metro Pentecostal Church announces that their building is closed during the COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Volunteer Morgan Lawless loads disaster boxes at the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma on Wednesday. The boxes were originally for the May flooding and severe weather event, but are being re-purposed for the COVID-19 outbreak. Lawless was volunteering with her church First United Methodist Church of Broken Arrow. The church was taking a mission trip to Mexico for spring break but the trip got canceled so they are volunteering around town. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Rebecca Lilly (right) waits in a long line for Sam's Club to open in Owasso on Wednesday. Lilly was shopping for her parents who are in a high-risk group. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Cashier Betty Ennen works at Super Walmart early in the morning in Owasso on Wednesday. Ennen, who wears oxygen because of pulmonary hypertension, says she isn't worried about increased risk due to COVID-19. She is, however, retiring Wednesday after 18 years working at Walmart. She says she had already planned on Wednesday being her last day of work before the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Tony Fletcher, who currently has no home, receives food from volunteer Daley Bradley, 17, at the Iron Gate food pantry on Wednesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Standing in an empty Torchy’s Tacos restaurant, Demi Burk takes to-go orders from customers on Wednesday. Restaurants and bars can continue takeout and curbside food service. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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On a wet Wednesday morning in Tulsa, Olivia Sledge, 3, and her brother Owen Sledge, 5, ride their bikes on the tennis courts at Mudd Park in Tulsa on Wednesday. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
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Doordash driver Sherri Hicks of Sapulpa checks her phone after picking up an order at Lassalle's New Orleans Deli in downtown Tulsa on Wednesday. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Tulsa Firefighter Patrick Young gets in his fire engine after picking up lunch at Lassalle's New Orleans Deli in downtown Tulsa. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
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Tulsa Day Center case manager Brooke Landers walks back into the building after stepping outside to talk with clients of the center. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Robert Mouser, who lives on the streets, wears a bandanna to try and protect himself from COVID-19 in front of Iron Gate on Wednesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Volunteer Daley Bradley, 17, works in the pantry at Iron Gate on Wednesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Jerrod Piercy cleans tables between waves of clients at Iron Gate on Wednesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Mindy Taylor serves food at Iron Gate on Wednesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Rebecca Lilly (right) and other customers leave gaps between themselves as they wait in line outside Sam’s Club to open in Owasso on Wednesday. The CDC recommends a distance of 6 feet. The World Health Organization suggests 3 feet. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Clark Mathews makes his way to his truck with groceries before sunrise at Walmart in Owasso on Wednesday. Mathews says he usually shops early but the COVID-19 outbreak has heightened the necessity. Grocery stores nationwide have had trouble keeping up with the increased demand for items leaving empty shelves. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A customer makes his way to his car with groceries before sunrise at Walmart in Owasso on Wednesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Employees stock shelves at Walmart in Owasso on Wednesday. A woman stopped to thank one of the men working to re-stock shelves. He said it's the first time he's ever been thanked by a customer at work. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A man walks across Main Street on Fourth Street in downtown Tuesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Louis Amayo walks through an empty dining room with a to-go order at Elote Cafe and Catering in downtown Tulsa on Tuesday. The restaurant started serving food to-go only before the mayor’s announcement Tuesday limiting restaurants and closing bars. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Elote Cafe and Catering employee Matt Staires views a to-go order on Tuesday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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The sign in front of Elote Cafe and Catering in downtown Tulsa. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A woman crosses Fourth Street near Main Street in downtown Tulsa on Tuesday. Downtown was sparsely populated as many are working from home due to the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Jacob Banks waits for a Tulsa Transit bus at 36th Street North east of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard while wearing a mask to protect himself from COVID-19 on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Banks was going to Catholic Charities to get groceries for his mother who is 72 years old. Banks' mother usually gets her own groceries, but is staying inside due to the outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Custodian Araceli Ortiz cleans elevator surfaces at the Bank of America building downtown under increased fears of COVID-19 on Monday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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The Aveda store and several other national stores were closed at Woodland Hills Mall in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World file
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Shoppers make their way past the closed Apple store at Woodland Hills Mall on Monday. The stores have been closed nationwide. Employees were on hand to explain to potential customers that they were closed and why. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Kayla LaMascus cleans a vending machine at the Tulsa County Courthouse under increased fears of COVID-19 on Monday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A man appears to sleep at the Tulsa County Courthouse on Monday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A Super Target employee cleans door handles at their south Tulsa store to fight the spread of COVID-19 on Monday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A Super Target customer walks down the paper product aisle as the toilet paper shelf is empty at the south Tulsa store on Monday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A custodian cleans a revolving door at the ONE Gas building under increased fears of COVID-19. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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A custodian cleans a revolving door at the ONE Gas building under increased fears of COVID-19 on Monday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Alana Tipton, fleet manager at This Machine/Tulsa BikeShare, disinfects bicycles with Lysol amid the COVID-19 outbreak on Monday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Alana Tipton, fleet manager at This Machine/Tulsa BikeShare, performs maintenance on bicycles during normal maintenance, which now includes disinfecting amid the COVID-19 outbreak. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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Custodian Araceli Ortiz cleans a door at the Bank of America building downtown. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
