EditorialPassengers, including one wearing full-bodied protective gear, at the Shanghai Railway Station in China on Dec. 14, 2022. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople in protective gear on a street in Beijing, where COVID restrictions have tightened drastically ahead of the Chinese Communist Party?s National Congress, Oct. 13, 2022. (Gilles Sabri?/The New York Times)
EditorialIn what has become a familiar sight for people tuning in to Yankees games, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge strips off his protective gear and heads to first base after a walk during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday night, Sept. 27, 2022. (Chris Donovan/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople wait in line for a monkeypox vaccine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, Aug. 1, 2022. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialSteel workers wear fire protective gear toil on the maintenance of the blast furnace at the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
EditorialKiichiro Ito, who has been making gear for kendo, an ancient form of fencing that uses bamboo swords and protective armor, since the 1950s, works at his shop in Tokyo, Oct. 15, 2021. (Shiho Fukada/The New York Times)
EditorialThe French Olympic team accompanied by Chinese workers in protective gear get on a shuttle bus after arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport, Jan. 29, 2022. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialChinese workers in protective gear greet the French Olympic team at Beijing Capital International Airport, Jan. 29, 2022. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)