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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been countless instructions on what to do and how to act in order to keep ourselves and everyone around us safe. In an effort to promote careful and cautious behavior, many signs indicating protective…

This is a storefront which has a sign saying that they “will not allow more than 5 customers at a time” as well as another sign saying “No Mask, No Glove, No Entry”. Small businesses along with restaurants are suffering a lot during this pandemic…

This is an image of the warning signs displayed outside of a construction site. What's striking about them is that the pandemic has been going on for so long that companies have had time to mass produce Covid signs. Not to mention that these signs…

This is an image of the seating in one of my very few in person classes at WPI. This is an example of how educational institutions handled the pandemic, specifically by spacing students out.

Unable to really go out due to risks, we both decided to stay home as much as possible and order food. Whenever my brother goes out to collect the delivery, he's very cautious, putting on gloves and a mask to lower chances of infections.

This image depicts a tent set up outside of a fraternity house to provide the brothers with a safe place to spend time together outside of a confined area. The effort required to set up a tent that was not used before the pandemic shows the…

This is a photo of one of the many safety stickers placed by WPI during the pandemic. This image shows that a mask is required to enter the building. WPI has four distinct symbols for keeping safe: hand washing, masks, social distancing, and…

Statistic of one Worcester college's attempts to navigate the pandemic.

A once bustling park is near empty due to COVID-19.

As it can be seen, the artifact above is a poster that tells people that there is free COVID-19 testing on August 3rd. The event is sponsored by City of Worcester and UMASS Memorial Healthcare. At this time, people are more aware of the dangers of…