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FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico amid the coronavirus pandemic are raising fears workers could spread infections within nearby communities including several Native American tribes. Bullock said that could further strain rural health systems facing the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Border wall, pipeline projects spur rural coronavirus fears
April 2, 2020 1:18 p.m.

Border wall, pipeline projects spur rural coronavirus fears

Major construction projects are moving forward along both U.S. borders and raising fears that the influx of workers could spread the coronavirus