An estimate of the number of possible deaths and polling that showed a cautious public changed, for now, the president’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic. A database of daily fever readings shows that the numbers declined as people disappeared indoors. Subway use has plummeted in recent weeks, but in poorer areas of New York City, many people are still riding. Daily briefings during the crisis in New York have given Gov. Andrew Cuomo a captive audience, and a growing fan base. But he has made it clear that he’s not going anywhere. State lawmakers said that slashing hospital budgets to rein in Medicaid costs while the coronavirus is spreading is “cruel, inhumane and unacceptable.” Leaders around the world have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them? Despite leaders’ decrees on staying home, laborers who live hand-to-mouth say they have no choice but to keep hitting the streets. Here are their stories. Failure to comply with government restrictions is causing the coronavirus to spread in ultra-Orthodox communities up to eight times faster than elsewhere in Israel. The two companies are the latest targets of labor action by groups fearing virus exposure on the job. Furloughs by Macy’s and Gap will affect the majority of their work forces, and show how the pandemic will devastate many retailers. The federal government has redefined a hospital to include tents and dormitory rooms. Tinkerers, sewers and scientists bring their ideas and 3-D printers to bear on the shortage of medical supplies. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. “You always live in fear that you’re never going to wake up.” What one medical professional learned after being the first confirmed coronavirus patient in New Jersey. Hidden costs for E.R. visits and other fees could cost people thousands of dollars. Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers should pass a streamlined budget and fight their policy battles another day. Once again, the president is using aid to extort re-election help. Covid-19 and the dark side of American exceptionalism. Readers tell us what it’s like to almost never be home alone. It’s not too late to start protecting employment or to make medical care for Covid-19 free. Workers around the country are walking off the job to protest a lack of protective equipment, safety measures, even soap. We need better options. Our rent is due April 1. The huge burden of obesity and other chronic conditions among people in the U.S. puts most of us at direct risk. Readers urge the country — and President Trump — to heed the infectious-disease expert. The pandemic has disrupted relations among the masses, the elites and the celebrities who liaise between them. Already, 167 inmates and 137 staff members have tested positive at New York City’s jails, including the Rikers complex, which is described as crowded and unsanitary. Josef Neumann had been gravely injured in the machete assault in a Hasidic rabbi’s home in Monsey, N.Y., northwest of New York City. Unite the Country, a super PAC supporting Mr. Biden’s campaign, and the progressive group American Bridge are hoping to raise about $175 million together to defeat President Trump. Some students want to abolish grades; people are working on their “Quarantine Routines”; and, handily, it’s National Doctor’s Day. With little fanfare, the couple transferred control of their brand to advisers in Los Angeles, their new home. Internet Archive has made 1.4 million books available free online, which some say hurts writers and advances a harmful “copyright ideology.” The musician, who died of the coronavirus, had an early rock career in Japan before helping write the song that became Joan Jett’s breakthrough hit. The new coronavirus has made many people stressed about clothes and cleanliness, especially those living in cities. Stop and take a breath. The world will keep spinning. Tiz the Law won the Florida Derby, a prep race for the Kentucky Derby, which now isn’t till September. And athletes are creating new ways of practicing on their own, with mixed results. The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how a physician should balance treating patients against protecting himself during the coronavirus pandemic — and more. The pandemic has closed holy sites across the globe, but virtual reality is providing worshipers a digital window into ceremonies during touchstone holidays. From a pie-shaped jigsaw to an artist-designed chess set, good, analog fun that hones — and frees — the mind. The pandemic has begun to sweep through New York City’s medical ranks, and anxiety is growing among normally dispassionate medical professionals. More Recent Articles |
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