The resignation of Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the commissioner since 2018, came after Mayor Bill de Blasio stripped her agency of a key virus tracing program. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
Fauci Supports Birx’s Coronavirus Assessment After Trump Criticizes Her
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2020
Counting for the 2020 census will end on Sept. 30, a month earlier than previously announced, the Census Bureau said. Some U.S. schools have begun to reopen, with fraught results. Source: New York Times
Is Riding the Subway Safer Than Dining Indoors?
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
In major global cities where the pandemic has ebbed, it appears that public transportation may not be as risky as nervous New Yorkers believe. Source: New York Times
Why the Botched N.Y.C. Primary Has Become the November Nightmare
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
Nearly six weeks later, two congressional races remain undecided, and officials are trading blame over the mishandling of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus Updates: Tracking Global News, Cases and Deaths
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2020
College are preparing to welcome students back to a complicated campus setting. India’s home minister tests positive. Source: New York Times
Arrests Over Illicit Party Boat With 170 Guests Cruising Around N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2020
It was yet another symbol of reckless socializing during the pandemic: The Liberty Belle was dinged for violating distancing rules, and its owners were accused of running an unlicensed bar, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Should N.Y. Be Jailing Parolees for Minor Lapses During a Pandemic?
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2020
On probation since 2018, Earl Russell was sent to Rikers for sleeping in his own bed instead of in the shelter where he was mandated to stay. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: Global News Tracker
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2020
Florida, with more than 7,000 virus deaths, now faces hurricane season as Tropical Storm Isaias threatens the East Coast. The virus is picking up speed in the Midwest, and in other states that thought they had already seen the worst…
Is the Subway Risky? It May Be Safer Than You Think
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2020
New studies in Europe and Asia suggest that riding public transportation is not a major source of transmission for the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: Officials Meet on Capitol Hill After $600-a-Week Lifeline for Jobless Expires
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2020
Florida, already pummeled by the virus, is now facing Hurricane Isaias. Thousands in Berlin protest Germany’s coronavirus measures. Source: New York Times
The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
The camp took precautions but did not require campers to wear masks, the C.D.C. reported. Singing and cheering may have helped spread the virus. Source: New York Times
Hugh Freyer, Poker Player With Discretion of a Banker, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
A son of immigrants, he became a private banker in New York and was also devoted to helping recovering alcoholics. He died of the novel coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Contact Tracing Is Failing in Many States. Here’s Why.
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
Inadequate testing and protracted delays in producing results have crippled tracking and hampered efforts to contain major outbreaks. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live News: World Updates
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline will use government funds in exchange for millions of doses of an experimental vaccine. Britain is halting reopenings and adding regional restrictions after a surge in cases. Source: New York Times
Fauci to Testify Before Congress on Coronavirus Response
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2020
Federal U.S. jobless benefits are set to expire after lawmakers failed to make a deal. Herman Cain died after being hospitalized with the virus. Source: New York Times