The show, which just began previews on Tuesday, hopes to resume on April 8. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus Omicron Variant”
Covid Vaccines Did Not Protect Adolescents as Effectively During the Omicron Surge
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
Hospitalizations of children remained comparatively rare, but vaccine effectiveness fell sharply among adolescents who did not have life-threatening Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Tourism Begins to Revive in New York, but Not Among Chinese
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
Chinese tourists are still barred from traveling abroad. But city officials forecast a 70 percent increase in tourism in 2022, including 8 million visitors from abroad. Source: New York Times
30 Percent of N.Y.C. Cases Are Omicron BA.2, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2022
Overall cases have been ticking up, but remain far below the peak of the surge driven by BA.1 that started in December and retreated in January. Source: New York Times
Two Years Later, New York City’s Lessons from the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
The city was slow to react, and the vaccine rollout was flawed. Poor neighborhoods still need help. But shutdowns and mandates saved lives. Source: New York Times
NYC Ends Pandemic Mandates Despite Concerns That It Is Moving Too Quickly
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2022
Masks will no longer be required in public schools and proof-of- vaccination is no longer required for many indoor activities. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Soon End Main Contact-Tracing Program for Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2022
A city official pointed to a new federal recommendation as a key reason the city was ending its program, along with the sharp recent decline in cases and widespread vaccination. Source: New York Times
Omicron Dented Tourism Just as Visitors Were Starting to Return
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2022
After an end-of-year drop-off, 1.7 million fewer tourists than expected came to New York City last year. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Attorney General Recovers Funds for Those Misled by Virus Testing Labs
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2022
As demand for coronavirus tests surged, some companies offered expedited testing but failed to provide results as fast as promised, officials said. Source: New York Times
Ending the School Mask Mandate in N.J. and Studying Wastewater in N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2022
Gov. Philip Murphy is expected to allow school districts to permit students and teachers to go without masks. Source: New York Times
School Mask Mandate to Be Lifted in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2022
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, New Jersey districts will be permitted to allow students and teachers to stop wearing masks. Source: New York Times
How New York City’s Hospitals Withstood the Omicron Surge
By Gotham Rex on February 5, 2022
The highly contagious coronavirus variant stretched the city’s health care system to the breaking point, but not past it. Source: New York Times
Younger Americans Benefited Less From Booster Shots Than Older People
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
Among those under age 50, vaccination even without a booster protected strongly against hospitalization and death, according to new C.D.C. data. Source: New York Times
The Met Opera Never Missed a Curtain. It Hopes Audiences Rebound.
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
Positive tests at the company are falling as the Met prepares to take a long-planned midwinter break. It hopes cases will be down, and audiences up, when it returns. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Struggles To Recover After Omicron Cases Surge
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
The economic disruptions of the latest Covid wave have hurt blue-collar workers the most, even as Wall Street profits, rents and home sales are soaring. Source: New York Times