Health officials don’t recommend the clear plastic barriers as a substitute for masks because of the lack of research on whether they keep an infected person from spreading viral droplets to others.

But, it is time we move beyond COVID-era solutions, such as concrete barriers, which belong on the tollway, not on our village streets,” he said. “We can dress them up with tarps and other ...

The aim of the survey was to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Canadian consumers’ attitudes towards single-use plastic food packaging. The report which compares two cross-national ...