A staff member at the William W. Backus Hospital waits for the next patient at the hospital's drive-through coronavirus testing tent Monday, March 23, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The photographer´s daughter examines a large boulder, known as a glacial erratic, in the Waterford Land Trust´s Avery Tract seen on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Peter Huoppi/The Day)
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Mitch Heffernan of Lyme takes in the view of Selden Creek from the overlook at the end of the White Trail in the Nature Conservancy´s Selden Creek Preserve Sunday, March 22, 2020. (Peter Huoppi/The Day)
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Toni Loschiavo, a dog trainer with Rhodes Collar, pauses to take a photo of a dog, held by another trainer, while on a group training walk through downtown Mystic on Monday, March 23, 2020. Animal shelters or animal care management, including boarding, grooming, pet walking and pet sitting have been deemed essential under Governor Lamont's executive order. Loschiavo said trainers have been careful to avoid crowded places and are working to minimize interactions with humans in light of COVID-19. "A lot of our clients are people out there on the front line; doctors, emergency services and healthcare workers, we want to continue our services so they can focus on their jobs right now," she said of the company's decision to remain open. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Kayakers paddle along the cold waters of the Mystic River, as seen from Mystic River Park, as it lightly snowed on Monday, March 23, 2020. According to the National Weather Service Tuesday will see cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid 50's but Wednesday will see more rain and a temperature drop. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Kevin Booker Jr., a motivational speaker and educator, gestures to the camera as he films a video Facebook on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at The Green Room in New London. Booker has started a daily video "Read and Learn with Mr. Booker" where he reads books and plays games, as a way to keep the kids who are out of school engaged with reading and learning. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Jonisia Woodward, left, films Kevin Booker Jr., a motivational speaker and educator, reading “I Am Enough" by Grace Byers for a Facebook video on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at The Green Room in New London. Booker has started a daily video "Read and Learn with Mr. Booker" where he reads books and plays games, as a way to keep the kids who are out of school engaged with reading and learning. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Lt. John Tackling of the Chesterfield volunteer fire company loads food baskets into a department vehicle at Montville Social Services to distribute to clients Monday, March 23, 2020. Firefighters from three town companies, Chesterfield, Oakdale, and Mohegan, distributed about 40 food baskets and made two well-being checks on their rounds according to Chesterfield Public Information Officer Steven Frischling. The weekly distributions, being made to homes rather than have clients leave their homes. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Tina Bannister carries a pair of food baskets down the aisle of a school bus as she and Johnny Castillo and Leizel Pitogo load the bags with food during a food distribution by New London Public schools food service staff to children around the city Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The district is moving away from the previous centralized "grab-and-go" model in favor of a "meals-on-wheels" model which will visit 36 different lacations order to avoid large crowds gathered at the distribution sites. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Rick Anselmo, of East Lyme, watches an osprey fly overhead while taking pictures of a few osprey he spotted in the wetland area along Bride Brook Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. Anselmo said he was at the park Tuesday because he knew the ospreys were back and also wanted to take a hike on the trails. Anselmo picked up photography as a hobby when he retired a couple of years ago. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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James Johnson, left, holds on to a kite for son Dean Grengs, 7, both of Groton, as they try their hands at kite flying at Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park in Groton on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

In a harbinger of spring the osprey return to the region, and their nesting platform at Paffard Marsh in Stonington, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The arrival of osprey in the region is a sure sign of spring, as the fish-eating raptors return north from their winter migration. Paffard Marsh Preserve is about 9.5 acres protected by the Avalonia Land Conservancy. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Raelynn Zahaba, 4, skips along while she and her mother, Jordan, both of Ledyard, walk the beach Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Eastern Point Beach in Groton. Jordan Zahaba said they were tired of sitting around the house for the past two weeks and wanted to take a walk and get some air. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Sister Joan Clare, and volunteer John, Lemire of the Sisters of Charity Food Pantry in Baltic load their food order off a pallet and into their truck Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Bank in New London. Normally food pantry clients shop for their own food inside the food bank, but now because of the coronavirus food bank staff members use a fork lift to bring the food orders out to their trucks. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Kevin Collins, left, of Northampton, Mass. and Aaron Edgin, of Groton, watch a U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarine head out to sea Wednesday, March 25, 2020 from Eastern Point Beach in Groton. Collins and Edgin saw the submarine heading out and decided to stop by the park to watch. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Employee Julia Thompkins works on restocking produce shelves at Fiddleheads Food Co-op in New London on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Front-end manager James Burke said supply-chain issues have affected the store as sales grow despite reduced hours. The co-op, open to the public, also provides sanitizer and gloves for all customers. ( Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Myriam Gonzalez, left, of New London and Angelica Vanin, of Norwich, walk along a path, with the masts of the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle in the background, as part of their exercise routine Friday, March 27, 2020, at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London. The best friends said they often visit the park to get some exercise. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Dylan Gonzalez, 3, and his mother, Ivette Barinas, have fun playing soccer Friday, March 27, 2020, at Williams Park in New London. Barinas said Dylan was bored at home and since it was a nice sunny day they came to the park to get some exercise. Barinas also mentioned that they came to this park because it is smaller, less people and it doesn´t have playground equipment that Dylan would want to play on but not allowed because of the coronavirus. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Two archaeologists with the firm Historical Perspectives, Inc., help with shade as a colleague documents a test pit at their dig at 61-65 Town St. in Norwich. The property, slated to be home to a Burger King fast food restaurant, abuts the historic Norwichtown burial ground and city approval for the project was tied to completion of an archaeological survey of the site. Digging is expected to last most of the week. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A group of Foxwoods employees, all from Peru, stranded in the U.S. due to travel restrictions placed by heir native country, pose for a photo in their Norwich apartment Thursday, March 26, 2020. From left to right, front row: Isaac Dallena, Xiomara Bina, and Yomara Dabia. Back row: Karen Apaza, Bryan Aguilar, Best Quiaspe, and Zoya Puma. The local Peruvian community has donated food to the group. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Kane, the 3-year old English bulldog of the Albrikes family, of Mystic, relaxes courtside as William Albrikes, 12, makes a backhand return under the watchful eye of his father, Jerry, right, as they practice on the public court in the Noank Park Friday, March 27, 2020. Jerry Albrikes, a 2017 inductee to the U.S. Tennis Association's New England Hall of Fame, runs the tennis program at the Stonington Community Center, both full court and paddle tennis. Jerry said the family would normally use the COMO courts for their outings, but those courts are closed while the Noank court is open to groups of four or fewer. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Robin Kelleher, president and CEO of Hope For The Warriors, a nonprofit Veteran service organization, works Saturday, March 28, 2020, at her home in Mystic. She is based in Springfield, Va., and also has the residence in Mystic. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Jan Lichtenwalter of Waterford works on sewing cotton face masks Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the dining room table in her Waterford home. She is one of the women that Maze Stephan has organized to make makes for health care workers. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Passers-by walk past a sign that says "Be HYGIENIC" in the windows of Hygienic Art on Bank Street in New London on Thursday, March 26, 2020. The art gallery announced a temporary closure earlier in March and is working to launch a virtual gallery and online store. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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From left, James Johnson helps his daughter Lillianna Johnson, 2, fly a kite Tuesday, March 24, 2020, as Dean Grengs, 7, gets some help from Amy Sherman, all of Groton, as they try their hands at kite flying at Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Lillianna Johnson, 2, attempts to throw a kite in the air as she joins family members trying their hands at kite flying Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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George Fischer works in the back room unpacking flower stems at his store, Fischer's Flowers, in New London on Monday, March 23, 2020. "There's usually 4 or 5 people working back here, it's gonna be just me for a while now" he said. Fischer made the decision to work alone and will be locking his doors Monday night and not letting customers inside anymore. Under Governor Lamont's executive order any business that only has a single occupant or employee is allowed to remain open without receiving designation as an essential business. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Lois Reimer of Gales Ferry, left, and Jan Lichtenwalter of Waterford select the fabric they will use to make cotton face masks for health care workers, while they and others gather Saturday, March 28, 2020, in the Gales Ferry School parking lot in Ledyard. The women gathered to drop off masks they have made so far and to pick up more fabric and other supplies they need. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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A member of the Rhode Island National Guard 169th Military Police Company talks to the occupant of a vehicle with New York license plates at a rest area Saturday, March 28, 2020 to find out if they are traveling through the state or planning on staying for a period of time. New York passenger vehicles were told by electronic signs on I-95 North as they entered the state from Connecticut to stop at the rest area located near exit 3, in the area of Wyoming, R.I.. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Volunteers, Jen Thomasson (cq), right, Cindy Wylie, center, and Deb Marmaud, left, all of Ledyard, practice social distancing while they listen to Maze Stephan talk about the need for the cotton face masks they are making for health care workers while gathered Saturday, March 28, 2020, in the Gales Ferry School parking lot in Ledyard. The women gathered to drop off masks they have made so far and to pick up more fabric and other supplies they need. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Volunteers fill bags with fresh produce and cheese Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Bank in New London. In another area of the food bank, volunteers were bagging frozen meat. The bags were handed out at the mobile food pantry on site later in the evening. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Great numbers of people arrive for the mobile food pantry Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Bank in New London. Broad Street in the area was blocked off for a period due to the high volume of traffic. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Volunteers Ryan Murphy, left, his daughter, Madison, 16, both of Stonington, and Debbie Evans, right, of New London pass through one of the two lines of parked vehicles with bags of food to place near the vehicles during the mobile food pantry Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Bank in New London. Due to the coronavirus clients were not allowed out of their vehicles until the volunteers dropped off the bags a few feet from the vehicles and stepped away. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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