While the national jobless rate has rebounded as many states started to reopen, New Yorkers continue to lose jobs and seek benefits. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
Spike in N.Y.C. Shootings Leaves 64 Shot and 10 Dead
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
The victims included a young father who was shot while holding hands with his 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx. Source: New York Times
In Nick Cordero’s Death, a Reminder of Covid-19’s Unknowns
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
The Broadway star died from the coronavirus, despite being just 41 and in apparent good health. Cases like his, experts said, are growing. Source: New York Times
Reopening N.Y.C. Schools Safely: A Huge Challenge
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
The plan now emerging could have an enormous impact because the local economy may not fully recover until working parents can send children to school. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus Updates: Miami Reverses Course on Reopening
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
Miami-Dade County will close restaurants and gyms under the mayor’s emergency order. Harvard says most of its undergraduates will have to study remotely. A prominent Republican says he plans to skip his party’s convention. Source: New York Times
What We Learned in 100 Days of Life Interrupted
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
Four first-generation college students in Newark, N.J., tell the story of the pandemic, their uprooted plans — and what they found out. Source: New York Times
Why New York Buses Are on the Rise in a Subway City
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, daily ridership on buses has surpassed the subway for the first time in over half a century. Source: New York Times
Broadway Actor Nick Cordero Dead at 41 of Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2020
The Broadway actor’s battle with the coronavirus was followed closely by many as his wife chronicled his experience on social media. Source: New York Times
239 Experts With One Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2020
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. Source: New York Times
Assessing the Real Coronavirus Death Rate: Live Updates
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2020
A solid estimate could offer clues on what to expect as the pandemic spreads. And thousands of residents of public housing towers in Melbourne, Australia, are subjected to a five-day lockdown. Source: New York Times
How You Get Your Berries: Migrant Workers Who Fear Virus, but Toil On
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2020
Many laborers in New Jersey follow the ripening of crops up the East Coast. Each influx of new workers brings the risk of a fresh outbreak. Source: New York Times
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2020
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus Updates: A More Subdued Fourth
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2020
Protests in Arizona focus on new restrictions. Thousands of U.S. renters face eviction. England’s pubs reopen, and Iraq’s health care system nears breakdown. Source: New York Times
The Pandemic’s Big Mystery: How Deadly Is the Coronavirus?
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2020
Even with more than 500,000 dead worldwide, scientists are struggling to learn how often the virus kills. Here’s why. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Leaders Change Course
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2020
The governor of Texas, in a reversal, ordered most state residents to wear masks in public. Infections among Secret Service forced Pence to change a visit to Arizona. Britain’s prime minister urged restraint when pubs reopen this weekend. Source: New…