Residents enjoy a socially-distanced visit with relatives in the new sensory garden outside Choctaw Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in the small town of Ackerman, Mississippi, U.S. March 10, 2021. In rural Choctaw County, Mississippi, a recent lull in Covid cases and ongoing vaccination campaigns are giving many members of the community a sense of optimism about the yearlong coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as Mississippi and surrounding states have announced that they are rescinding  mask mandates and other coronavirus restrictions. Picture taken March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst