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
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
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…
Beaches Are Open in N.Y.C., but Virus Worries Linger
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2020
Shorelines are finally open for swimming, but outbreaks across the country have given officials pause about the city’s wider reopening. Source: New York Times
Bettors Gamble With Their Money, and the Virus, As Atlantic City Reopens
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2020
Masks were mandatory on the sprawling casino floors, and food, drinks and smoking were forbidden. But gamblers showed up. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus News: Updates and Video
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2020
As domestic abuse reports rose during lockdowns, Britain left victims in peril. Are N.Y.C. children going back to school this fall? Yes, says the mayor. We’ll see, says the governor. Source: New York Times