I think folks around here are pretty sure it's bullcrap - Always did in the country anyhow, but even the townies are paying it less mind. I think it will go back to normal pretty quick here, except I bet the governor ain't gonna get reelected. Maybe not anybody getting reelected - Folks are pretty pissed, which I am happy to see.
Well, with the oil patch shutting down (I have never seen so much equipment in company yards), folks haven't been out so much, most rural folks have staying stocked up for a month or so pretty much hardwired in, and even the ones who moved into town keep up the practice. Everyone still scratching their heads at the TP shortage, but overall, most of the State seems to be doing pretty well. 33353 tested, 1191 positive, 517 recovered, 25 deaths (16 confirmed COVID-19, 2 with but not of COVID-19, 7 pending--1 each in the 40-49, 50-59, and 60-69 age groups, 7 in the 70-79, and 15 in the 80+ age group.)
Dept of health has been real good with their website, even adding "active cases" to their graph after I (and who knows how many others) suggested it.
I actually think our governor is going to come out of this one okay. The schools were flogged up to speed on the online thing pretty quickly, and since that is by far the most efficient pathogen exchange platform in the State, they were shut down coming off their spring break. We'll see how many kids move up a grade in the fall.
But here, the bottom line is that people generally haven't gotten sick, at least except around Bismarck, Fargo, and Grand Forks, and Cass County (Fargo) accounts for half the cases in the State and three out of four deaths. The Mayor of Fargo is a Democrat...which may or may not be relevant.