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World Struggles with How, When to Get Back to Normal

Marissa Melton

   Asofficials around the globe weigh easing lockdown restrictionscaused
   by the coronavirus pandemic,they are faced with finding a
   balancebetween personal safety and personal freedom.

   That is the case in the southeastern U.S. state of Tennessee,
   whichranks about20thamongthe 50U.S.statesinthe number ofconfirmed
   casesofcoronavirusandabout30thin the number of deaths.

   Tennessee's governor put a stay-at-home order in place in mid-March.
   But the order expiredon April 30. It also wasone of the first states to
   see protests aimed at easing stay-at-home restrictions,which would
   allowforthereopening of businesses.

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