EditorialMembers of a Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force sit while wearing hazmat equipment ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington, March 1, 2022. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
EditorialEmployees in hazmat suits direct arrivals at baggage claim in Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 29, 2022, as people arrive for the 2022 Beijing Olympics. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialContact tracers in hazmat suits investigate a market where a COVID-positive traveler had visited merchants days earlier in Wuhan, China, Jan. 11, 2021. (Gilles Sabrie/The NewYork Times)
EditorialContact tracers in hazmat suits investigate a market where a COVID-positive traveler had visited merchants days earlier in Wuhan, China, Jan. 11, 2021. (Gilles Sabrie/The NewYork Times)
EditorialA team of ambulance workers in hazmat suits entered the home of Maddalena Peracchi in Bergamo, Italy, March 19, 2020. (Fabio Bucciarelli/The New York Times)