How do you explain a worldwide pandemic to a child when you can barely wrap your head around it as an adult? Parents in Haines have been forced to consider the question as the threat of COVID-19 has increased in Alaska and around the globe.
“(The virus is) spreading quickly… because people are traveling and going to stores a lot and touching handles on the doors,” fifth-grader Cora Hoffman said, explaining her understanding of COVID-19.…