EditorialDiners on the River Cafe’s outdoor terrace, which was fitted with glass partitions during the pandemic, in London on Sept. 8, 2021. (Alex Atack/The New York Times)
EditorialA homeless shelter at the Church of San Calisto, where capacity dropped to 10 beds from 30 after partitions were erected to discourage the spread of the virus, in Rome, Feb. 12, 2021. (Nadia Shira Cohen/The New York Times)
EditorialA Christmas market, which used plastic partitions and other precautions to reduce spread of the coronavirus, in Ansbach, Germany, Dec. 5, 2020. (Laetitia Vancon/The New York Times)
EditorialNicholas Edwards, who played Jesus in the Berkshire Theater Group production of “Godspell,” is seen through one of the clear vinyl partitions that were used between actors in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 20, 2020. (Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times)
EditorialAn empty classroom at Marietta High School in Marietta, Ga., where the district plans to spend $200,000 on desk partitions, July 7, 2020. (Audra Melton/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople separated by transparent partitions, have have lunch in the cafeteria of Suwon City Hall, South Korea on May 6, 2020. (Woohae Cho/The New York Times)