New filings for unemployment benefits rose 30 percent last week amid cutbacks and shutdowns over the coronavirus crisis. The lack of proper masks, gowns and eye gear is imperiling the ability of medical workers to fight the coronavirus — and putting their own lives at risk. The United States, China and Europe are battling to be the first to find a cure, bringing a nationalist element to a worldwide crisis. Government exercises, including one last year, made clear that the U.S. was not ready for a pandemic like the coronavirus. But little was done. The president cites “tremendous promise” for existing drugs, but their use against the new virus is unproven. Heaven Frilot is normally a private person. But this is not a normal time. So she and her husband are now the face of the coronavirus for their conservative Louisiana community. Even as Covid-19 sickened passengers, the Costa Luminosa was slow to act to prevent infections, despite two previous serious outbreaks on its parent company’s ships. The epidemic is now bigger in Europe, where governments aren’t used to giving harsh orders, and citizens aren’t used to following them. Elizabeth, sequestered at Windsor Castle, offered encouragement in a statement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after a week of mixed messages, hewed to mostly voluntary curbs. Demand for home delivery is rising, and New Yorkers barricaded in their homes are leaning more and more on a largely immigrant work force. Shelters across the United States are reporting upticks in foster applications as people seek out a friend to ride out the coronavirus crisis with. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. We visited New Rochelle, N.Y., a hot spot of infections, and asked: Are the containment efforts working? The editorial board’s health writer Jeneen Interlandi shares appropriate responses to Covid-19. An informed guide to the global outbreak. China and South Korea offer lessons in how to curb this pandemic. My kids are watching TV, playing video games and eating cookies. It’s fine. There’s no moving forward without understanding what’s going wrong. We had to be set apart in order to feel together. Alarmist is not a word anyone has ever used to describe me before. But this is different. It’s not just a negative state to be vanquished. There’s magic in it too. One: Don’t trust the president. An early lesson in uncertainties and parenthood. There are ways to prevent a crisis of public health from becoming a crisis of democracy. The ableism and ageism being unleashed is its own sort of pestilence. The thing we are biologically programmed to need is also what can harm us most. Anthony Levandowski was charged with stealing driverless-car plans when he left Google to form a company, which Uber then acquired. The four men were executed in the early morning hours in India’s capital, bringing an end to a case that has haunted the country. A bitter debate about diversity in the nation’s largest school system followed news last year that Stuyvesant High School had admitted just seven black students. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects major to moderate flooding for 23 states, but not as bad as last year’s ruinous spring. The move was the latest reshuffling of top intelligence officials that has prompted concerns among some officials of a broader expulsion. In a lengthy interview, Thomas Bach, the president of the I.O.C., said that “cancellation is not on the agenda,” but that it was too early to make a decision about postponing the Summer Games in Tokyo. An exhibit in Kabul, Afghanistan, celebrates the achievements of ancient and modern women from Afghanistan and the region amid fears of a Taliban return to power. States and local governments enjoy wide powers to impose quarantines to protect public health, but a lawsuit argued that one for Ebola went too far. Skijoring enthusiasts described the craziness and allure of their niche sport during its 72nd year in Leadville, Colo. Some can be binged over a few days. Some might take a few months. All of them should boost your spirits. In Abby Zbikowski’s “Radioactive Practice,” a dancer says, “You’re seeing survival and community in real time.” “Every time each of us stops, or even just delays, an infection is a small victory.” More Recent Articles |
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