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Retailers are requiring customers to wear masks. Who should enforce it?

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 27, 2020
Some confrontations with customers have turned ugly.
A restaurant employee posts a sign informing guests that face masks are required. In some instances, the rule can spark a confrontation.
Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Image
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Local governments and companies encourage masks in absence of federal policy

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 13, 2020
New York, California and Oregon have put out public service ads to get people to wear masks.
A person walks by graffiti encouraging mask wearing in April in San Francisco.
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How one artist expanded her role during the pandemic and protests

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 6, 2020
Multimedia artist Atiya Jones says she makes art about “small, accumulative actions.” But the form of that art has changed during COVID-19.
A self-portrait of multimedia artist Atiya Jones, who started making and selling masks during the pandemic.
Courtesy of Atiya Jones
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How are mask-wearing policies changing as U.S. COVID-19 cases spike?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 30, 2020
Businesses of all kinds are facing pretty much the same mess of overlapping federal, state and local guidelines.
Most airlines, for example, require masks in-flight, but only a few threaten to ban noncompliant passengers.
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The new workflow for plumbers means turning some jobs down

by Alli Fam
May 20, 2020
The owner of a plumbing company won't serve clients who are ill, and both plumbers and clients must wear face masks.
Connie DePaepe, owner of American Drain Works & Plumbing. DePaepe's rules have changed since the pandemic hit.
(Photo courtesy of Connie DePaepe)
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How to choose a cloth face mask (and avoid the long wait for it)

by Marielle Segarra
May 15, 2020
It can be hard to know what you’re getting, whether it will be effective, and whether it will arrive at all.
Look for masks that have multiple layers, made from fabrics that are easy to wash and tightly woven, with a high yarn count.
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What role should employees play in enforcing social distancing rules?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 15, 2020
Employees may face tense situations with some customers.
Should restaurant and retail employees be in charge of enforcing the law?
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China COVID-19 shut-in tunes in to the world via radio

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 9, 2020
Our Shanghai correspondent, forced to stay home like so many others, shares what she's hearing about the virus on the airwaves.
Although it's hard to breathe while wearing a face mask for an extended period of time, they're now required in all public spaces in Shanghai.
Jennifer Pak/Marketplace
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China back to work, not back to normal

by Jennifer Pak
Feb 10, 2020
China is officially back at work but most enterprises not essential to containing the new coronavirus aren't up and running just yet.
Face mask manufacturing is one of the essential enterprises called back to work to help contain the new coronavirus.
Jennifer Pak/Marketplace
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Shanghai and coronavirus: living in a ghost town

by Jennifer Pak
Feb 4, 2020
Our China correspondent takes us on a tour of the usually bustling financial center, where fears and precautions have made it eerily quiet. You can even hear the birds sing.
Marketplace's China correspondent Jennifer Pak used to wear face masks outdoors to protect against air pollution, but now the Chinese government advises residents to wear them whenever they are out of their homes.
Jennifer Pak/Marketpace
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