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Health care, schools, businesses spent the year adapting to pandemic
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A married couple celebrates their 50th wedding anniversary in October at Windsor Care & Rehab in Palatka. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, long-term care facility patients, including the wife, could not receive visitors. That is why this husband and wife’s celebration could not occur on their actual anniversary in July.
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A health worker prepares to conduct a COVID-19 test at the county’s testing facility, 1101 Husson Ave. in Palatka, which is open Monday through Friday, except for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
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Outgoing U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Florida, left, shakes hands with David Chien, the director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, as the former accepts a collection of personal protection equipment from the latter while state Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, looks on.
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Signs on the front doors of the Putnam County Government Complex in March inform would-be visitors of new procedures, including a statewide and countywide state of emergency, to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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A sign outside Walgreen in Palatka informs customers they must wear a mask while in the store to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Golden Corral Buffet & Grill displays a sign informing customers the business is temporarily closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The restaurant is one of numerous local businesses forced to close or modify how they operate.
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Palatka Mayor Terrill Hill sits alone on the City Hall dais earlier this year as he participates in a Palatka City Commission meeting. Other commissioners and city employees are displayed on the screen to the right because the meeting was conducted over Zoom.
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Putnam residents wait to be tested for COVID-19 outside the county’s testing facility, 1101 Husson Ave. in Palatka.
This is the first in a three-part series reviewing 2020 and looking ahead to 2021.
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