Parents, local officials and religious leaders bristled at the haphazard way the governor and mayor announced new restrictions, some of which contradicted each other. Source: New York Times
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Cuomo Imposes Tight Virus Rules on Areas Hit by Spikes Across State
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2020
The plan was intended to curb the outbreak in areas, many with large populations of Orthodox Jews, that have had sharp increases in cases. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Rejects N.Y.C.’s Shutdown Plan for Virus Spike, but May Offer Own
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
The abrupt announcement caused confusion over the official response to the virus surge in some areas and threatened to deepen tensions with the mayor. Source: New York Times
White House Is Not Contact Tracing ‘Super-Spreader’ Trump Rose Garden Event
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
Since President Trump’s Covid diagnosis, numerous associates have tested positive, but the White House has not aggressively investigated the outbreak. Source: New York Times
When Covid Flared Again in Orthodox Jewish New York
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
The city needs to do a better job at getting information to an insular community that already believes it has herd immunity. Source: New York Times
How to Identify the Different Symptoms of the Flu and Covid-19
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2020
With fears of a “twindemic” in the United States this fall, here’s a guide to understanding what’s making you feel terrible. Source: New York Times
New York Dining Is Moving Indoors. How Nervous Should You Be?
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2020
As dining rooms reopen, doctors, engineers and other experts assess the health risks and how restaurants can reduce them. Source: New York Times
How to Keep the Coronavirus at Bay Indoors
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2020
Tips for dodging the virus as Americans retreat from colder weather: Open the windows, buy an air filter — and forget the UV lights. Source: New York Times
How to Keep the Peace in a School Pod
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2020
‘It’s important to approach this with the idea that there’s no ideal situation. If there were, we’d all be doing it.’ Source: New York Times
Outdoor Dining in N.Y.C. Will Become Permanent, Even in Winter
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2020
The program has become a vital lifeline and allowed more than 10,000 restaurants and bars to take over sidewalks, streets and other public spaces. Source: New York Times
Advice on Virus Transmission Vanishes From C.D.C. Website
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2020
The new guidance, published only on Friday, had acknowledged that fine particles floating in air may spread the virus. Source: New York Times
Party Selfies and Hazmat Suits: Inside SUNY Oneonta's Coronavirus Outbreak
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2020
More than 670 students, about 10 percent of the population at SUNY Oneonta, became infected, forcing the campus to be shut down. Source: New York Times
Inside the Clash Between Powerful Business Leaders and N.Y.C.’s Mayor
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2020
The tensions burst into the open when 163 executives joined to criticize Bill de Blasio’s leadership. Others think their portrait of the city is overly bleak. Source: New York Times
‘Covid Will Not Win’: Meet the Force Powering Brooklyn Hospital
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020
During the surge of Covid-19 cases this spring that filled Brooklyn Hospital with the critically ill and the dying, the staff went in day after day, trying to save as many lives as they could. Now they are bracing for…
N.Y.C. Remembers 9/11 Amid a Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020
The solemn rituals that mark a tragedy that brought New York and the nation to its knees will be altered under the burden of another crisis. Source: New York Times