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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Masks, dating and bubbles: The people who never went back to ‘normal’ after lockdown

Steve Alejandro and his wife, Ashley, sit for a portrait in the room where Ashley spends most of her time due to illness, in the basement of their home Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Wentzville, Mo. - (AP)

Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins.

She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her?

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