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Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

A veterinary technician vaccinates Cohiba, Sasha Cardenti’s dog, at a self-service clinic in Mission Viejo, California, on June 23.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

People watch a presentation of “Trolls World Tour” at the Four Brothers Drive-In Cinema in Amenia, New York on May 15.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

From left to right, Minister Ismael Fletcher, Monsignor José Emilio Cummins and Minister Eva Pilar García wait in front of a parish in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during a car communion on March 21.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

The Rev. Scott Holmer offers a self-service confessional on March 20 in the parking lot of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Bowie, Maryland. Holmer sits 6 feet away from the cars when people stop to talk to him.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Castle Rock Brewery staff members in Nottingham, England operate a drive-thru beer station on April 4.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

The antelope antelope and camel are fed by zoo director Markus Koechling at Safariland Stukenbrock, a zoo in Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany, on April 21. Safariland Stukenbrock is the first zoo in Germany to be allowed to reopen with special permission. It offers a car safari for some of its outdoor venues.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

City employee Tatiana Fernández distributes unemployment forms outside the John F. Kennedy Library in Hialeah, Florida on April 7.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Cars sit in a newly opened drive-in cinema in Dortmund, Germany, on April 17. It is in front of an old blast furnace.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Landon Phillips, dressed as the Easter Bunny, and Boston Phillips, dressed as a girl, greet cars in Newton, Massachusetts, during a photo shoot at StoryHeights Church on April 11.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

A health worker collects a man’s blood sample for a coronavirus antibody test in Tangerang, Indonesia, on May 4.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Pastor Hans-Günter Sorge has custody during an Easter car service in Hildesheim, Germany, on April 12.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Staff member Lauren Byrne receives orders at The Brock Inn in County Dublin, Ireland on April 25. The inn arranged a shuttle service to provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Drive-thrus and drive-ins: how we trust our cars during the pandemic

Amanda González writes “drive-thru is open!” at the window of a Taco Bell restaurant in Miami on April 7.

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