A smashed surgical mask on the street in Fenway on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
As Mayor Walsh and Gov. Baker urge Massachusetts residents to stay indoors, Boston streets have grown quieter with less foot traffic and fewer cars on the roads.
In order to protect themselves against coronavirus, some people turned to wearing surgical gloves and face masks. These protective measures are then being discarded in ways that are littering the streets of Boston.
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Two discarded gloves on a sidewalk in Brookline on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A smashed surgical mask on the street in Fenway on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A bottle of Purell hand sanitizer in the middle of the street near Northeastern University on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A purple glove sits next to the curb in Chestnut Hill on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A surgical glove discarded on a sidewalk in Chestnut Hill on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A pair of blue surgical seen next to a parked car in Fenway on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A discarded glove seen in Fenway on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A surgical glove and other trash seen in a street in Boston on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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Surgical gloves found on a sidewalk in Chestnut Hill on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A blue surgical glove discarded on a street in Boston on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A white surgical glove discarded on a sidewalk in Boston on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
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A blue glove is discarded on a sidewalk in Brookline Village.
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A white glove is seen in the street in Brookline Village.
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A blue surgical glove is discarded on a sidewalk in Brookline Village.
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A discarded mask on a street in Brookline Village.
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A Clorox wipe is discarded in a bush in Brookline Village.
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A pair of blue gloves are discarded in the middle of a street in Brookline Village.
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A blue glove is discarded in the street in Brookline Village.
