Alejandro de la Garza

Alejandro de la Garza is a reporter for TIME in New York City

Fans wearing face masks and face coverings enter the race track prior to the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on July 15, 2020 in Bristol, Tennessee.

When It Comes to Homemade Masks, the Number of Layers Matters, Study Says

'The main message is that the design of your cloth mask matters'

A driver wears a protective mask while riding a bus in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.

COVID-19 Has Been 'Apocalyptic' for Public Transit. Will Congress Offer More Help?

Mass transit, which serves a diverse group of millions of Americans, is on ...

Mass transit, which serves a diverse group of millions of Americans, is on life support across the country.

Medical workers take in patients outside a special coronavirus area at Maimonides Medical Center on May 6, 2020 in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Doctors Are Worried About the Unprecedented Drop in Emergency Room Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic

An unprecedented drop in emergency room visits has experts concerned that A...

An unprecedented drop in emergency room visits has experts concerned that Americans aren't seeking needed treatment

Justin and Lindsay Perry in Traverse City, Michigan, on May 17, 2020. The couple was forced to file bankruptcy after being charged with unemployment fraud.

States' Automated Systems Are Trapping Citizens in Bureaucratic Nightmares With Their Lives on the Line

As states turn to automated systems to cut costs, some citizens are getting...

As states turn to automated systems to cut costs, some citizens are getting caught in bureaucratic limbo leading to mounting legal bills, bankruptcies, and more

Dr. Raj Panjabi Warns of an Impending 'Viral Apartheid' If We Don't Change Our COVID-19 Approach

As nations around the world scramble to bring coronavirus outbreaks under c...

As nations around the world scramble to bring coronavirus outbreaks under control, Dr. Raj Panjabi is worried that the world's poor populations will be excluded from accessing treatments and prevention measures, a scenario he calls...

A worker wearing a protective mask pushes shopping carts at a Whole Foods Market Inc. store in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

'We All Worry About it.' Grocery Workers Fear Confrontations With Shoppers Over Mask Rules

Grocery store workers are fearful of violent confrontations with shoppers ...

Grocery store workers are fearful of violent confrontations with shoppers over COVID-19 mask rules

Graves of U.S. soldiers at the Cypress Hill Military Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY on May 25, 2020.

'You Never Really Appreciate Things Until They're Gone'— Socially Distant Memorial Day Services Held Across the U.S.

"You never really appreciate things until they're gone"