With more than 40,000 new cases across the country, Florida paused its reopening. India is seeking to test all 29 million people in the capital, New Delhi. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
Florida Smirked at New York's Coronavirus Crisis. Now It Has Its Own.
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2020
With infections surging in Florida while they retreat in New York, the two states and their governors reflect the shifting course of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
In Norway, Gymgoers Avoid Infections as Virus Recedes
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2020
In an unusual experiment, researchers found no coronavirus infections among thousands of people allowed to return to their gyms. Source: New York Times
Live Global Coronavirus News: U.S. Sets a Daily Record for New Cases
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2020
The Government Accountability Office reported that the government did not consult death records for three batches of payments. Texas paused its reopening process and ordered some hospitals to cancel elective procedures as cases rose. Source: New York Times
3 Long (Haired) Months: Barbershop Before-and-Afters
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2020
As salons and barbershops opened up in the city on Monday, New Yorkers relished the opportunity to freshen up. Source: New York Times
Study Raises Concerns for Pregnant Women With the Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
Pregnant women who are infected wind up in hospitals and I.C.U.’s at higher rates, a federal analysis suggests. But the data is far from conclusive. Source: New York Times
‘The City Fumbled It’: How 4 Families Took On the Virus
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
In the South Bronx, the coronavirus had a devastating impact on an already vulnerable population. Residents of public housing didn’t wait for the city to help. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus Updates: Nations Scramble to Fend Off Outbreaks
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
Governments around the world are scrambling to stop outbreaks before they become new waves of infection. A New York Times/Siena College poll found that voters widely rejected President Trump’s response to the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Embracing Work-Life Balance at the Dining Room Table
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
The fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul and the creative director Russell Spina learn to make work and personal life happen in their two-bedroom Manhattan loft. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Will Impose Quarantine on Visitors From States With Big Outbreaks
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
New Jersey and Connecticut will also require visitors to quarantine for two weeks. The rule reflects a stark shift in the course of the outbreak. Source: New York Times
Pandemic May Force New York City to Lay Off 22,000 Workers
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
“We are running out of options here,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said, referring to the economic impact of the outbreak. “That is the blunt truth.” Source: New York Times
Restaurant Dining Is Back, if You Can Find a Table
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
With outdoor service allowed again, our chief restaurant critic, Pete Wells, goes in search of his first sit-down restaurant meal since March. Source: New York Times
Gun Violence Spikes in N.Y.C., Intensifying Debate Over Policing
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2020
More than a dozen people have been fatally shot, including a teenager at her college graduation party and a clothing designer who was washing his car. Source: New York Times
Her Virus Test Came Back Positive. 3 Hours Later, She Had a Baby.
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2020
The pandemic has reshaped the experience of childbirth in New York hospitals, adding more tension into what is an already uncertain event. Source: New York Times
Brenda Ravenell, Lawyer With a Compassionate Touch, Dies at 64
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2020
With her gentle personality, she practiced family law in New Jersey, while her partner worked on personal injury cases. She died of the novel coronavirus. Source: New York Times