Public spaces are closed, social gatherings of all kinds are canceled, restaurants have reverted to take-out only, schools have shuttered and the National Guard performed temperature checks on incoming travelers as COVID-19 spreads across the United States and Montana, captured here March 15 though April 3, 2020. Meanwhile, grocery stores and food banks have experienced shortages of certain foods and supplies.
Hunter D'Antuono
The Montana National Guard began screening arriving passengers for symptoms of COVID-19 at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell on April 3, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Montana National Guard began screening arriving passengers for symptoms of COVID-19 at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell on April 3, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Montana National Guard began screening arriving passengers for symptoms of COVID-19 at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell on April 3, 2020. World War II veteran Anthony Lombardi stops at the guard’s checkpoint accompanied by his son Nick Lombardi. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Montana National Guard began screening arriving passengers for symptoms of COVID-19 at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell on April 3, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell on April 3, 2020. Flights have decreased significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19 and Montana Governor Bullock’s request for all non-essential travelers to stop coming Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell on April 3, 2020. Flights have decreased significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19 and Montana Governor Bullock’s request for all non-essential travelers to stop coming to Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Glacier Park International Airport parking lot in Kalispell is mostly empty on April 3, 2020. Flights have decreased significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19 and Montana Governor Bullock’s request for all non-essential travelers to stay away from Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Alessia Donigaglia embraces Brett Morton as Morton picks her up at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell on April 3, 2020. Flights to Kalispell have decreased significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
George Jackson of Kalispell stands at the intersection of Main and Center streets with a sign expressing his thoughts on the novel coronavirus outbreak on March 16, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Albertsons in Kalispell as seen on March 15, 2020. Flathead Valley residents hit the grocery stores in droves over the weekend to stock up on food and supplies as covid-19 spreads across United States and Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A shopper walks up an aisle in Albertsons in Kalispell with bottled water on March 15, 2020. Flathead Valley residents hit the grocery stores in droves over the weekend to stock up on supplies as covid-19 spreads across United States and Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Shoppers check-out at Safeway in Whitefish on March 15, 2020. Flathead Valley residents stockpiled food, face-masks, cleaning supplies and paper products over the weekend as covid-19 spreads across the United States. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A shopper leaves Safeway in Whitefish with a full cart on March 15, 2020. Flathead Valley residents stockpiled non-perishable food, face-masks, cleaning supplies and paper products over the weekend as covid-19 spreads across the United States and Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Shoppers browse the aisles of Safeway in Whitefish on March 15, 2020 as covid-19 spreads across the United States. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Bare shelves at Safeway in Whitefish on March 15, 2020 as covid-19 spreads across the United States and Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sign at Ace Hardware in Kalispell encourages costumers to limit their purchases of face masks products to two per item on March 15, 2020 as novel coronavirus spreads through the United States and Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
From left, Johnny Young, Justice Nelson, Heather Swift, and Jordan King have some drinks in a parking lot at Whitefish Mountain Resort on March 15, 2020. The resort announced closure of the ski hill in light of coronavirus on March 15. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Business in Whitefish and around the Flathead Valley are not longer accepting cash payments as a measure to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, as seen on March 17, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Skiers eat at the Hellroaring Saloon & Eatery at Whitefish Mountain Resort after the resort announced closure of Big Mountain in light of concerns over coronavirus on March 15, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Skiers eat at the Hellroaring Saloon & Eatery at Whitefish Mountain Resort after the resort announced closure of Big Mountain in light of concerns over coronavirus on March 15, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Restaurants, bars and other eateries around Whitefish have either closed or have switched to take-out or delivery only as a measure to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, as seen on March 17, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Skiers leave the mountain after Whitefish Mountain Resort announced closure of the ski hill in light of coronavirus on March 15, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Finley McCarthy of Whitefish packs up her skis after Whitefish Mountain Resort announced closure of the ski hill in light of coronavirus on March 15, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A solitary skier skins up Big Mountain on March 15, 2020. Whitefish Mountain Resort announced closure of the ski hill in light of coronavirus on March 15, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Whitefish Mountain Resort announced closure of the ski hill in light of coronavirus on March 15, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sign at Albertsons in Kalispell encourages costumers to limit their purchases of items like bottled water, toilet paper, and cleaning products to 2 per item per shopping trip on March 15, 2020 as novel coronavirus spreads through the United States and Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sign in Whitefish on March 17. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A Costco customer sanitizes his shopping cart in Kalispell on March 27, 2020. On March 26, Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued a stay at home directive to slow the spread of COVID-19. The directive goes into effect on March 28. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Bread shelves grow bare at Safeway in Whitefish on March 15, 2020 as COVID-19 spreads across the United States and Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Restaurants, bars and other eateries around Whitefish have either closed or have switched to take-out or delivery only as a measure to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, as seen on March 17, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sign outside a laundromat reads “Lets come together by staying apart” in Kalispell on March 20, 2020 as COVID-19 spreads across Montana and the United States. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Bobby Yee, operations manager of the Flathead Food Bank, loads bags of food into a car outside the food bank on March 19, 2020. The Flathead Food Bank provides bags of food via curbside pickup only to reduce chances of transmission of novel coronavirus. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Flathead Food Bank provides bags of food via curbside pickup only to reduce chances of transmission of novel coronavirus on the morning of March 19, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Flathead Food Bank provides bags of food via curbside pickup only to reduce chances of transmission of novel coronavirus on the morning of March 19, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Restaurants, bars and other eateries around Whitefish have either closed or have switched to take-out or delivery only as a measure to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, as seen on March 17, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sign on the door of The Great Northern Bar and Grill announces its closure in light of the spread of COVID-19 on March 17, 2020. Restaurants, bars and other eateries around Whitefish have either closed or have switched to take-out or delivery only as a measure to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, as seen on March 17, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Great Northern Bar and Grill is empty on the evening of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2020. Restaurants, bars and other eateries around Whitefish have either closed or have switched to take-out or delivery only as a measure to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, as seen on March 17, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Clint Cordial and his children Cruz and Coco Cordial stroll past the Kate Patterson Playground in Whitefish after realizing it's closed in response to the spread of COVID-19 on March 19, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sign at a Kalispell Hotel reads “Stay calm and wash your hands” on March 18, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Glacier High School. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Students trickled in and out of Glacier High School on March 18, 2020 to gather their things in anticipation of extended school closures. Montana Governor Steve Bullock ordered all schools close on March 15 in response of the spread of novel coronavirus across the state. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Students in Glacier High School on March 18, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Smith Valley School playground is empty on the morning of March 19, 2020. Then Gov. Steve Bullock ordered closure of all schools in response to the spread of COVID-19 across Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Students trickled in and out of Glacier High School on March 18, 2020 to gather their belongings in anticipation of extended school closures. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ordered all schools close on March 15 in response of the spread of novel coronavirus across the state. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Kalispell Regional Healthcare braces for the arrival of novel coronavirus as seen on the afternoon of March 18, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A health care worker walks out to a patient’s car to perform a test at a COVID-19 testing site in Whitefish on March 26, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A health care worker performs a test at the window of a patient’s car at a COVID-19 testing site in Whitefish on March 26, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The intersection of Highway 93 and Highway 40 south of Whitefish as seen around 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2020. Traffic on the Flathead Valley’s main routes is light since the arrival of COVID-19 in Northwestern Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A stretch of Highway 93 between Whitefish and Kalispell as seen around 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2020. Traffic on the Flathead Valley’s main routes is light since the arrival of COVID-19 in Northwest Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Downtown Whitefish, 7 p.m., Friday March 20, 2020 — hours after the first two cases of COVID-19 were announced in Flathead County.
Shoppers line up outside of Costco in Kalispell on March 27, 2020. On March 26, Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued a stay at home directive to slow the spread of COVID-19. The directive goes into effect on March 28. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
