Nearly every patient was on a ventilator. Some were in their 80s, some in their 30s. Medical workers were falling fast and had to be resourceful — “the alternative,” one said, “is death.” Weighing an idea that might once have been relegated to science fiction, Italy once again finds itself in the unfortunate vanguard of Western democracies grappling with the coronavirus. There were 1,300 direct flights to 17 cities before President Trump’s travel restrictions. Since then, nearly 40,000 Americans and other authorized travelers have made the trip, some this past week and many with spotty screening. The brutal toll taken by the flu that claimed 20,000 lives in the city has not been forgotten as Philadelphia braces for the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. The president’s decision to fire the intelligence community’s inspector general under cover of darkness indicated that his hunt for those he considers disloyal continues. Across the country, state and local politicians have begun donning protective gear, in contrast to President Trump, who said he wouldn’t follow the C.D.C. guidance. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable the homeless population is. When they were all in the same dorms and eating the same dining hall food, the disparities in students’ backgrounds weren’t as clear as they are over video chat. Who better than the father of “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to guide us through the thicket of being together, alone? Cheryl Strayed calls the author George Saunders to chat through the uncertainties of this moment. New York is granting health care providers civil and criminal immunity during the coronavirus emergency. So should other states. The pandemic makes clear there is no such thing as a “Chinese” or “African” virus. Heaven help us, we’re at the mercy of the Slim Suit crowd. Here’s what we should be expecting in the war on Covid-19. In states with many uninsured citizens, few hospitals and leaders who have not required citizens to stay home, a disaster is looming. It breaks my heart that patients who will get sick enough to need them won’t know what desperate situations they face. I tried to make her cachkitas — savory cookies full of butter and cumin, and topped with sesame seeds. We need to get physician assistants off the sidelines and into the emergency rooms. Its hospitals are overcrowded and other cities have capacity. The Times asked Olympic and Paralympic athletes from around the world to make videos about the postponed Summer Games, and what life is like stuck at home. Here’s what they told us. Some of us are mating in actual captivity. Some of us not at all. The pandemic raises lots of issues around safe intimate physical contact, and what it may look like in the future. The pandemic has hit Germany hard, with more than 92,000 people infected. But the percentage of fatal cases has been remarkably low compared to those in many neighboring countries. A Sudanese man was detained as a suspect in the attack on bystanders in Romans-sur-Isère in what officials described as potentially a terrorist attack. The streaming set is a shorter version of the show he toured last year, and was released the same day as Laugh Aid, a benefit for struggling comics. Jason Hargrove, a bus driver in Detroit, posted a widely viewed Facebook video that underscored the dangers blue-collar workers face as they find themselves on the front lines of the pandemic. He treated his utterly distinctive voice as a vehicle, not a centerpiece, and wrote songs about everyday lives with remarkable compassion. Close watchers of the movie have pointed out what it has in common with “Game of Thrones.” More Recent Articles |
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