And when the pandemic shut down the construction and automotive industries, that reduced demand for clear plastic car parts like headlights and taillights. But the rush for protective plastic ...

PAULDING, OH. (WANE) — Plexiglass companies around the country are seeing an uptick in business due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a western Ohio manufacturer of the product is no different.

There was just one hitch. Not a single study has shown that the clear plastic barriers actually control the virus, said Joseph Allen of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has offered guidance to workplaces to "install physical barriers, such as clear plastic sneeze guards, where feasible" as a way to "reduce ...