More than 1.5 million people worldwide, many of them young girls, were infected amid pandemic disruptions in 2021. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
Ice Cream Trucks Are the Latest Target of Inflation
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2022
Inflation and its rising fuel prices have pushed some ice cream truck owners to the brink. Source: New York Times
Covid and Monkeypox: Where New York City Stands
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
The BA.5 variant is going strong, but many New Yorkers no longer fear the coronavirus in the same way. Source: New York Times
A Secret Platform That Might Make Penn Station Better
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
State officials are expected to approve Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan for supertall towers near Penn. But is there another way to improve the station? Source: New York Times
Hochul says N.Y. students probably won’t have to mask, but keeps a public transit mandate.
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2022
As coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths in New York tick up as a result of the rapidly spreading Omicron subvariant known as BA.5, Gov. Kathy Hochul held her first Covid briefing in months. Source: New York Times
Staten Island Ferry Cuts Service, Linking Virus to Crew Shortages
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2022
Rush-hour trips will take about five minutes longer for the next couple of weeks. Source: New York Times
What Are Your Lessons for the Next Pandemic?
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
We’re looking for your best advice for surviving a plague, no matter how big or small. Source: New York Times
New Yorkers Drop Their Covid Vigilance as a BA.5 Wave Hits
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2022
Once among the most vigilant, New Yorkers respond to a highly transmissible new wave of Covid cases with the most New York of attitudes. Source: New York Times
The 3 Most Important Climate Laws You’ve Never Heard Of
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
The Legislature passed some bills that are obscure but significant, in the view of climate activists. Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout Is Marred by Glitches in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2022
The city has struggled to respond to a growing monkeypox outbreak, the first major public health crisis since the Covid pandemic began. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Ends Its Coronavirus Alert System as Cases Hit High Levels
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams quietly removed the color-coded system that warned New Yorkers when they were at greater risk of catching the virus. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Offer Paxlovid at Mobile Virus Test Sites, First in U.S.
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams says that offering immediate prescriptions to people who test positive at the mobile sites will help address concerns over inequities in distributing antiviral treatments. Source: New York Times
On Broadway, One Show Decides to Keep Masks. No, It’s Not ‘Phantom.’
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2022
“American Buffalo,” at Circle in the Square, is sticking with masking till it closes, July 10, citing the “proximity of the audience to the actors” and “the staging in the round.” Source: New York Times
New York City parents vaccinating their babies and toddlers find ‘peace of mind.’
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2022
Source: New York Times
Vaccinations for Children Under 5 Are Expected to Begin in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
In a city that was once the epicenter of the pandemic, many parents have been eager to vaccinate the last age group still awaiting shots. Source: New York Times