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  2020-05-24

  Fireside Chat Episode 3

  Episode Three of Brooklyn High School of the Arts series COVID-19 Fireside Chats! Students share their stories from quarantine.
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  2020-06-17

  The New NormalS F

  Love in the Time of Covid-19. A great video by Shania Fagan, titled The New Normal. Will our lives go back to normal anytime soon?
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  11/24/2020

  Kirsten Dutzle Oral History, 2020/11/24

  C19OH
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  04/01/2020

  DC Oral History, 2020/04/01

  C19OH
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  2020-04-11

  Used Glove in a Parking Lot

  One of many used gloves in the parking lot of a grocery store in the early days of the pandemic.
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  2021-03-07

  A Few Changes To My City's Mayoral Election

  Early December 2020, a local election was held in my city for mayor (and deputy mayor). We didn’t pick between candidates, but between a candidate and an empty candidate box. So, no one else was running against the candidate, but we still had to vote. Apparently this was the first time in the city's history that there was an empty candidate box. This wasn’t my first time voting, but it was my first time voting during a pandemic. I didn’t have to go, and neither did any of the members of my neighborhood community. Like always, we would be given invitations to vote if we’re eligible, and I had gotten my invitation a few days before. My brother was appointed as one of the assistants of the neighborhood voting stations — to manage people voting and to help count the votes. This wasn’t his first time doing this either, and considering how he had to work restlessly until the votes were tallied the time before, I was rather worried. He and the rest of the staff voted a day or so before the voting was available to the public. Again, we didn’t have to go. However, I was informed that only an estimated 300 people in my neighborhood were given approval to vote this time around. Later, I found out that at this voting station, only about half showed up and voted. I don’t know what the usual estimate was before for reference, but I must say that there used to be around three voting stations within walking distance of my house. The factors that come into play here, to my knowledge, are the pandemic and that this was a local election. Besides that, our invitations had specific times for when we should’ve gotten there, like appointments, but we didn’t get to choose when that was. I got a bright and early 7:00AM - 8:00AM. I doubt they were going to be strict about this, but I still got there a little after 7:00AM. As for the voting process, it was the same as always. Provide my invitation and identification card, wait for verification, get my paper ballot, show a panel that my ballot was free of tampering, cast my vote, drop it into the box, get my pinky finger inked (it was marker refill ink) for proof, and was on my way. The difference here was that we had to wash our hands at a makeshift sink area, wear plastic gloves (the type you handle food with), and well, keep our masks on. We all threw away our plastic gloves after voting, then washed our hands again. https://tirto.id/siapa-pemenang-pilkada-balikpapan-rahmad-thohari-vs-kotak-kosong-f7Wj (for context)
• 2021-02-07

  Gas and New Covid

  When I was pumping gas I realized how much has life has changed from about a year ago. This time last year I did not have to wear a mask, glove, and wipe down everything just to get gas. It is crazy to think that a simple task like getting gas requires people who are responsible to put on their mask, put on gloves, get their hand sanitizer/ hand sanitizer wipes and wipe down the card machine and the gas handle. Then finally, after that is all done you can insert your card push the buttons, choose your fuel grade, then pump, and finally, you can place the pump back on the machine. Then you have to strategically take off the gloves like I was trained when dealing with blood and then I have to use my hand sanitizer then I can get in my car and leave. This new task and very detail-oriented "dance" was foreign to most of us this time one year ago and now it has become a way of life. This is important to note this change because there was a time before that it was not like this and maybe one day we may get close back to that but if not we need to document the change.
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  2020-03-15

  COVID Liberty

  I saw this pasted up along the street not too long after lock down began. When I sent it to a friend they said--"Wow! That was quick!"
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  2020-03

  Putting On PPE

  A guide to properly putting on PPE
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  2020-08-06

  A New Passenger Seat Rider

  This August I prepared myself to drive almost 48 hours from my home to attend and work at St. Mary's University. As one may imagine there were many hoops to jump through as an international student coming to the United States during a pandemic. One of the most important aspects of my travels was to stay safe. Before leaving my family helped me put together my passenger. A box I kept in my passenger seat to be easily accessible in my fully packed hatchback. In this box, I kept sanitizing spray, hand sanitizer, a spray bottle to clean my hotel room surfaces, gloves and masks. By using the contents within the box and respecting CDC guidelines I successfully made my trip from the Great White North safely.
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  10/11/2020

  Ashley Pierce Oral History, 2020/10/11

  Ashley Pierce, a graduate student at Arizona State University, lives in Avondale, Arizona. In this interview, she reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected her life. She highlights the effects the pandemic and quarantine has had an affect on her family life and work at the Sheriff’s detention center. She describes how it has affected her work personally . She also touches on the division caused by COVID-19, politics, and the politicization of the pandemic by both sides politically. Ashley also describes the precautions taken by her and her family and friends to avoid catching the virus, and how the quarantine and the current political divide has affected their relationships.
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  2020-04-13

  Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 in County Jails in Maricopa County

  This press release was written and published by MCSO (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office) to detail the steps and protocols put in place to keep employees, staff and inmates safe and healthy during the pandemic. It also outlines measures put in place for patrol units to keep them and the public safe during the pandemic.
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  2020-08-25

  Wendy's During Corona Season

  A job in food service is almost never fun. However, a global pandemic tends to somehow make it worse. I work at Wendy's along with my friend Trinity (pictured in photo #2). Working at the same restaurant before and during the COVID-19 pandemic allows us to really experience the impacts of it all, and we see the changes every day. Wearing masks, gloves, and sometimes face shields, at all times is just one example of the "new normal" in food service. The lax environment of work before the pandemic seems almost comedic compared to what is now required. However, the internal changes during COVID-19 are a drop in the bucket compared to the change in how customers treat us. What used to be a few rude customers in a majority of nice customers has completely changed. It may be the fear of the virus, or the newfound unfamiliarity with the outside world, but food/customer service has never been so taxing on workers.
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  2020-08-07

  Inmates Punished for Having Gloves

  This Tweet explains that inmates who save gloves, given to them by the prison, have received disciplinary action for having the gloves.
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  May 4, 2020

  Plague Journal, Day 52: Tale of the tip

  I'm keeping a Covid-19 journal. In the latest entry, I forget to tip a delivery man, try to rectify my error, fail. Or not:
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  2020-04-17

  Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Justin Micahel Tidey

  A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science
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  2020-05-30

  San Francisco Street Photographer Captures Essential Workers in Masks

  Street photographer, Alex Stemplewski, is working to capture photographs of essential fast food and retail workers across San Francisco during the COVID-19 pandemic. These TikTok videos show Alex visiting a variety of fast food and retail stores in San Francisco and capturing stunning images of the people he encountered at each location.
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  2020-04-17

  Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Daniel Edward

  A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science
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  2020-05-29

  Pandemic essentials

  This picture shows the essentials I have to bring now whenever I leave my house as a result of this pandemic.
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  03/26/2020

  Kurt Boone New York City Covid 19 Photo Collection #1

  New York City CVS Drug Store in Manhattan worker services customers behind a plastic shield with PPE gloves and mask.
• 2020-05-19

  Untitled

  COVID19 was seen as a joke until people in the states started to get infected with the virus and soon enough a stay at home order was put in place. My school closed down, and classes continued online. I’ve been seeing people complaining about their zoom classes, and it makes me grateful that my school doesn’t make us sit through awkward video chats with our teachers. A normal seventeen year old would expect the same basic routine when it came time to their last year in highschool. Prom, grad night and of course that emotional ceremony where you would say your final goodbyes to the people you practically grew up with. I don’t think any senior this year was expecting, or prepared, for their last year of hell to be cut short, I mean I sure wasn’t. Most parents don't even remember what was detailed in their senior moments of high school, but this year, 2020, will definitely be hard to forget as the years go by. Sadly, my boss informed me that the store I was working at would also be closed down because of the virus. I thought that since I had more time on my hands I would be able to at least use it to work, and save money for my car, but I guess things change. I'm so grateful for the people who are risking their lives to help cure those who have been infected. In Riverside county there have been 5,952 cases, 3,833 recoveries, and 261 deaths. These doctors and nurses are sacrificing their own health and while all were asked to do is stay at home. The question that still remains is when will we be able to socialize with our friends again, and when will we be able to go about our days without having to wear masks and gloves?
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  05/18/2020

  Make sure you have your phone, keys, wallet, and all of this stuff too

  This is the new normal. During this time of uncertainty, it can't hurt to go a little overboard with the caution.
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  2020-04-16

  Voting happens without a hitch

  An account of measures taken during the Wisconsin April 7th election held for the presidential primary as well as state and local races. The Utica Township (Crawford County) election site at the town hall was carried out with precautions in place to minimize risks of spreading coronavirus.
• 2020-05-12

  Covid-19 and being immunosuppressed

  I love in Bremen, Georgia, USA, a tiny town 65 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. I also have asthma and an immunosuppressed due to the medications I take for rheumatoid arthritis. Covid-19 has been an eye-opening experience for me. I never really thought about being immunosuppressed until now. Sure, I had to be careful if someone around me was sick, but I could pretty much go where I wanted, if I wanted, with no fear. Now, I wear a mask and gloves when I go for a walk. I don't go to the store for anything -- my husband goes. No outdoor places with large crowds, which are getting more prevalent in my state since Governor Kemp lifted the stay at home restrictions, foolishly, in my humble opinion. Every little thing that starts up bodily, my first thought is, "Is it Covid?" I started having an occasional dry cough on Friday with a weird feeling on my tongue, headache, and achiness. Is it Covid? Well, I do cough due to a medication I'm on, and I'm prone to migraines, not to mention I ache a lot from the RA, so it probably isnt. Can't get tested anyway. So I wait, and watch, and mull over each possible symptom. I turn to TV and books and school (even online as it is until the fall) to take my mind off possible symptoms. I worry when my husband has a cough and complains of headache. I worry about our son, who lives with us and works from home right now. I worry they're going to call him back into work while cases and deaths are still rising. I worry. But we'll get through this.
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  2020-05-04

  Reopening a restaurant with masks and gloves in Sarasota, Florida.

  To reopen the Outback Steakhouse of Sarasota, FL we are required to wear masks and gloves. Only fifteen out of sixty tables are open for customers. We set up an extensive cleaning regime every thirty minutes to ensure the safety of staff and customers. *"Date" as submitted: May 4, 2020 after the governor's lift of the stay-at-home order
• 2020-05-04

  Journal entry 5/4/2020

  taken from journal entry: Today I woke up around 1 pm without an actual schedule to follow it feels like i have no routine.I have been falling asleep around 3 am and waking up very late. Never thought i would say this but i miss going to school and having busy days and crowded commutes. Things i would complain about i now yearn for. I went to Walmart today and looking around at everyone with their masks and gloves, i never thought id ever see anything like this. my trip to the grocery has now become one of the most exciting parts of the day. Going out now is such a hassle we put on masks and gloves and coming back we take everything off immediately and take a shower. All the groceries we brought back my mom will thoroughly wash and throw away original packaging. Later i went for a run in rock creek, there were quite a lot of people there but everyone maintains distance and has their masks on. At night i did a lot of online work i had. without going to class i barely have any motivation to do it. in one of my classes i had a 100% now i have dropped down to a 70%. Good thing we have the pass/fail option at my university, thats the only thing saving me right now. Then i stayed up with my dad binge watching series on netflix until about 2:30 am. i really hope we go back to normal, i miss seeing my friends, my girlfriend, going out to eat or to the movies. My best hope right now is that we go back to classes when the fall semester begins.
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  2020-04-11

  Chick-fil-A stays open to serve guests while obeying government restrictions.

  while the pandemic is going on, many stores had to close as to follow the restrictions and guidelines. But, Chick-fil-a is still working hard to serve guests during this hard time. They must wear there masks and gloves while staying 6 foot away.
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  2020-03-22

  Airplane outfit for Covid-19

  People are frightened due to the Covid-19, and we are trying to get the last few plane tickets before the airlines cancelled the flights. To protect ourselves from the virus, we wear masks and hats and gloves the whole trip
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  2020-03-20

  Giving my roommate a pair of gloves and a mask.

  The image was taken after my roommate Tanner, requested a pair of extra gloves and mask for usage. He was nervous about going to grocery shop for supplies, So I wanted to give him a gift.
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  2020-05-01

  Maskers in the Bronx 6, Siblings crossing the street

  Honduran Siblings crossing the street in the Bronx with their faces hid by masks.
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  2020-04-14

  The Importance of Family

  This is a photo of my little sister and I embarking on a 'journey' to the grocery store. Before this strange time, running an errand was something I never gave any thought. It oddly feels like so long ago: I would just grab my car keys and head out the door. Now, I need to take multiple precautionary steps before I go in public. It is still near impossible to wrap my head around the fact that the steps one needs to take (finding something to cover your face, having gloves ready or at least having hand sanitizer accessible) could literally be a matter of life and death. Not to mention, one needs to wipe down all the items that are purchased and brought back home. Now that I calculate my every move, like limiting what I touch, I realize more and more how much I previously took the little things for granted. I miss being around my friends, playing board games and sharing pizza. These are lonely times, and I could only imagine what it is like for those who live alone. I am so lucky to have my family so I don't go totally insane. This time has brought opportunities for us to have long talks that we would not normally have. This stagnant time has allowed us to discuss topics we would not otherwise dive into: topics of faith, philosophy, community, and what it means to be human. #REL101
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  2020-04-24

  On the Job

  This is a picture of me at work at the Rotllies Pizza and Pasta. I work mostly as a pizza cook and sometimes I dabble at working as a line cook. We have taken many extra precautions at work to help stop the spread. Everyone has a mask and gloves on. If you have never worked an oven with a facemask on let me tell you it is hot. We are working hard to keep the doors open and the support from our local community has been amazing. While we have been fortunate other businesses have fared far worse. There has been many businesses that cannot keep the doors open. Others have tried to open back up with the help of the government loans. These are strange times and we got to stick together.
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  2020-04-30

  A new normal

  I titled the image “A New Normal” as the Corona virus pandemic has forced us into a a different way of life. It used be where if we went out of the house to go to the store all you usually needed was your car keys and wallet or purse but now it is much more than that today. Today, because of the corona virus , there much more that you need to help protect yourself from the corona virus before going out. The everyday carrying of items such as latex gloves, face masks and hand sanitizer have become an everyday necessity for some because of corona virus and have become the new normal.
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  2020-04-30

  Maskers in the Bronx 4, The Newspaper Man

  The newspaper man wearing his mask.
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  2020-04-30

  Maskers in the Bronx 3

  A Ghanaian man poses with a fancy mask covering his face.
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  2020-03-11

  14 Parishes Jamaican Restuarant Gear Up To Serve Customers, New Orleans, LA

  14 Parishes Jamaican Restaurant in New Orleans shares a photograph with an employee wearing a mask and gloves to assemble a table full of meals.
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  2020-04-18

  Northwood Halifax Halifax PPE for Care Aides on April 18th, 2020

  I took this photo on April 18th on break to show my friends the PPE I had received to wear at work that day. This is my first shift on a care floor. Prior to this, I had worked for 2 weeks screeninng people for COVID-19 symptoms. Many of my friends and family were scared that there was not enough PPE for long term care workers. I am wearing a hair cap, protective goggles, a surgical face mask, a disposable gown, blue plastic shoe protectors (not pictured), and have just taken of my gloves so that I can use my phone. I was working on a floor with a lot of COVID patients that day. I chaged my gloves between people and had a plastic faceshield to wear if patients were coughing.
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  2020-04-25

  "Heroes We Need" Street Art, New Orleans, LA

  Medical professionals with masks, hairnets, gloves, and syringes spray-painted on boarded-up doors on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans. Businesses along Frenchmen and throughout the French Quarter boarded up their doors and windows at the beginning of the COVID-19 stay-at-home-order.
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  2020-04-25

  Louis Armstrong with Gloves and Mask Street Art, New Orleans, LA

  New Orleans trumpeter Louis Armstrong spray-painted on boarded-up doors of Frenchmen Street in New Orleans. Armstrong is wearing gloves and a mask covers the bell of his horn as he plays. Businesses along Frenchmen and throughout the French Quarter boarded up their doors and windows at the beginning of the COVID-19 stay-at-home-order.
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  2020-04-25

  Ordering a Side of Gloves

  Description of Panera Bread handing out gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic
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  2020-04-01

  Gloves and a mask lying on the pavement

  A mask and gloves left lying on the pavement by an unknown person for unknown reasons.
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  2020-03-31

  Grocery Shopping Outfit

  This is a photo taken from my car, of my dad loading groceries into our trunk, wearing his mask and gloves. It's now what he wears anytime he goes to the store, in hopes to not catch the virus while out shopping.
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  2020-04-20

  Blindsided Change

  Everything is different now. Who would have imagined? If I or anyone I know was told in the fall of 2019 that in the start of year 2020 there would be a world pandemic that placed most of the world on lockdown, we most likely would have laughed or scoffed. We would have thought it impossible. And yet it happened. And it happened quickly, dawning a new decade with an event that will most likely damage societies. What a way to start a decade. Here is to 2020. May the middle and the end be more fortuitous than it’s destructive beginning. Everyone is in quarantine within their homes in hopes of preventing the spread of the new corona virus. A subtle virus that nobody would have expected to cause a worldwide emergency. After all, there are many diseases and viruses that appear to be worse than Covid-19 such as SARS. However that’s the danger, it is so subtle and contagious, it spread from China to the United States of America in a number of weeks. There is an estimated 800,000 confirmed cases of the virus with the States. Who knows if that number is accurate. It may be larger. It may be smaller. The world has changed in a matter of weeks. People rarely go out to areas where they are likely to encounter other people. If they do dare to venture outside, it is often with a face mask, disposable gloves, and hand sanitizer. Business has never been better for Amazon as people flock to their website in order to avoid having to go to the grocery store. Netflix is probably being used more now than anytime before. Schools have shut down and transferred online, many using Zoom as their platform of communication. Most people are stocking up on supplies. My father went to the gun store and said he had never seen the place busier. Toilet paper has become a valuable commodity. There have been more people on walks in my neighborhood than ever. All trying to escape the boredom and the feeling of wasting from remaining still. My sister and I have been placed on quarantine about two weeks before everyone else. I don’t believe I have had a physical interaction that was not digital with another person besides my family in 2 or 3 months. The only place that I have been to besides my house is the National Forest in Flagstaff, Arizona where I am allowed to go for hikes for miles. It is beautifully refreshing in comparison to the same color of wall wherever you turn. I’m allowed to take my truck out for a drive as long as the only destination is my house. I like to drive with the windows down on the highway and be reminded of the movement of nature that is absent in my daily circumstance. It is interesting how affected people become by fear and paranoia. I was driving through the neighborhood when I saw a couple walking. I waved as any friendly person would. The couple glared at me as if I was a threat. As if I would somehow give them the virus while contained in my car on the other side of the street. I found this behavior odd. But then this odd behavior occurred on several other occasions during my drives. I fear what this virus will do to our country. It has already changed our daily lives. I would hate for the coronavirus to turn America into a country where friendliness is unwelcome.
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  2020-04-16

  Grocery shopping

  Description of grocery shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  2020-04-09

  Man in Mask and Gloves, New Orleans, LA

  Man in mask and gloves walking in front of Alex Beard Gallery alligator mural during COVID-19 self-isolation period.
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  2020-04-06

  Si siembras mierdas no esperes cosechar salud.

  Facebook post about people throwing their used gloves on the ground like trash
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  2020-04-01

  Nurse During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  This picture is a picture of my mother who is currently a nurse and has been in the medical field for over thirty years. She has continued to serve her patients during the pandemic, despite the fact that she has a compromised immune system and is taking an enormous risk by continuing to serve. Her exposure to sick and ailing patients is a constant worry for my family, but we understand why she takes the risk and why she remains so dedicated to her work. On this particular day, I had messaged her to ask how things were going and she sent me this picture because they had finally received masks and gloves, which were extremely hard to find, even as healthcare providers. Here’s hoping to wider availability of the PPE that so many doctors and nurses rely on as their only line of defense against this devastating virus.
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  2020-04-05

  Taking Precautions

  A mask made by my grandmother and rubber gloves for if we need to go outside.
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  03/24/2020

  Chicago History Museum and PPE

  Chicago History Museum donated PPE supplies to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
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  2020-03-22

  Rubber glove and litter, Whole Foods, Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA

  Protection from rubber gloves during quarantine is nullified when the gloves aren’t disposed of properly.