In this photo taken Wednesday, March 25, 2020, a shopper leaves a liquor store in Seattle. Many, if not most, liquor stores in Washington state are considered "essential businesses" and can stay open under Gov. Jay Inslee's stay-at-home order issued Monday in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020 1:30 p.m.
What's essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns
The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what's “essential” and what things we really can't do without, even though we might not need them for survival.