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
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
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
Live Global Coronavirus News
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
New cases in the U.S. account for 20 percent of new global infections. New York City allowed offices to reopen, with limits. Source: New York Times
N.Y.’s Legal Limbo: Pandemic Creates Backlog of 39,200 Criminal Cases
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A justice system based on face-to-face meetings has been limping along with virtual hearings, but officials are struggling with how to restart trials and grand jury proceedings. Source: New York Times
Live Global Coronavirus News: White House Says It’s Bracing for an Autumn Wave
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A top official said the Trump administration was working to replenish the medical stockpile as health experts rejected the president’s view of the pandemic. India’s crowded hospitals have been turning people away. Source: New York Times