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| ‘We Haven’t Flattened the Curve’ | ‘We Haven’t Flattened the Curve’ |
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| It’s Wednesday. | It’s Wednesday. |
| Weather: Cloudy with a high in the mid- to upper 40s. Rain is likely in the afternoon. | Weather: Cloudy with a high in the mid- to upper 40s. Rain is likely in the afternoon. |
| Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Tuesday because of the coronavirus. Meters are in effect. | Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Tuesday because of the coronavirus. Meters are in effect. |
| The coronavirus has continued to spread at an alarming rate in New York City, prompting the White House response coordinator to say yesterday that anyone who has left or passed through the city should put themselves into quarantine for 14 days. | The coronavirus has continued to spread at an alarming rate in New York City, prompting the White House response coordinator to say yesterday that anyone who has left or passed through the city should put themselves into quarantine for 14 days. |
| [Get the latest news and updates on the coronavirus in the New York region.] | [Get the latest news and updates on the coronavirus in the New York region.] |
| Also yesterday, Governor Cuomo warned that the rising number of cases in New York State could overwhelm the state’s health care system in about two weeks. He said the number of positive tests was doubling every three days, despite calls for people to stay indoors and for nonessential businesses to temporarily close. | Also yesterday, Governor Cuomo warned that the rising number of cases in New York State could overwhelm the state’s health care system in about two weeks. He said the number of positive tests was doubling every three days, despite calls for people to stay indoors and for nonessential businesses to temporarily close. |
| “We haven’t flattened the curve, and the curve is actually increasing,” Mr. Cuomo said. “The apex is higher than we thought, and the apex is sooner than we thought.” | “We haven’t flattened the curve, and the curve is actually increasing,” Mr. Cuomo said. “The apex is higher than we thought, and the apex is sooner than we thought.” |
| Mayor de Blasio was considering shutting city parks and playgrounds. He said yesterday that he would give residents until Saturday night to show that they could practice social distancing. If not, he said, he would be prepared to close parks and playgrounds “for the foreseeable future.” | Mayor de Blasio was considering shutting city parks and playgrounds. He said yesterday that he would give residents until Saturday night to show that they could practice social distancing. If not, he said, he would be prepared to close parks and playgrounds “for the foreseeable future.” |
| The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will temporarily eliminate service on the B, W and Z subway lines because of an 87 percent drop in ridership. The 4, 5, 6, 7, J and D lines will run local on all or part of their routes. Bus service will also be cut by 25 percent. | The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will temporarily eliminate service on the B, W and Z subway lines because of an 87 percent drop in ridership. The 4, 5, 6, 7, J and D lines will run local on all or part of their routes. Bus service will also be cut by 25 percent. |
| [Subway service is cut by a quarter because of the coronavirus.] | [Subway service is cut by a quarter because of the coronavirus.] |
| New York State has tested about 91,000 people, Mr. Cuomo said, and has nearly 26,000 coronavirus cases. More than 3,200 people have been hospitalized, and more than 210 have died, including the Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally. | New York State has tested about 91,000 people, Mr. Cuomo said, and has nearly 26,000 coronavirus cases. More than 3,200 people have been hospitalized, and more than 210 have died, including the Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally. |
| New York needs up to 140,000 hospital beds, up from an earlier estimate of 110,000, Mr. Cuomo said. Right now, 53,000 are available. Also, 40,000 intensive care beds could be needed, he said. The state obtained 7,000 ventilators, he added, but needs 23,000 more. | New York needs up to 140,000 hospital beds, up from an earlier estimate of 110,000, Mr. Cuomo said. Right now, 53,000 are available. Also, 40,000 intensive care beds could be needed, he said. The state obtained 7,000 ventilators, he added, but needs 23,000 more. |
| [An “astronomical” surge will hit hospitals, Cuomo says.] | [An “astronomical” surge will hit hospitals, Cuomo says.] |
| Women giving birth at the NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai Health System hospital networks are being told they must go through labor without partners or others by their side. Hospital officials said the rules were intended to help protect mothers and children during the coronavirus outbreak. | Women giving birth at the NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai Health System hospital networks are being told they must go through labor without partners or others by their side. Hospital officials said the rules were intended to help protect mothers and children during the coronavirus outbreak. |
| Coronavirus Decimates N.Y.C. Taxi Industry: ‘The Worst It’s Ever Been’ | Coronavirus Decimates N.Y.C. Taxi Industry: ‘The Worst It’s Ever Been’ |
| Brooklyn High School Principal, 36, Dies from Coronavirus | Brooklyn High School Principal, 36, Dies from Coronavirus |
| Parks Too Crowded? Meet You at the Cemetery Gates | Parks Too Crowded? Meet You at the Cemetery Gates |
| How Helping Your Neighbor Could Hurt the Neighborhood | How Helping Your Neighbor Could Hurt the Neighborhood |
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| The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. | The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. |
| An Amazon warehouse worker in Staten Island tested positive for the coronavirus, according to another employee. [New York Post] | An Amazon warehouse worker in Staten Island tested positive for the coronavirus, according to another employee. [New York Post] |
| Election commissioners want the state to move New York’s presidential primary from April 28 to June 23. [State of Politics] | Election commissioners want the state to move New York’s presidential primary from April 28 to June 23. [State of Politics] |
| Some companies are hiring right now. [NY1] | Some companies are hiring right now. [NY1] |
| Library branches may be closed, but you can still tap into their resources from home. | Library branches may be closed, but you can still tap into their resources from home. |
| Here are a few of the many offerings: | Here are a few of the many offerings: |
| The New York Public Library, which covers Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, has free one-on-one tutoring for kindergartners to 12th graders. The effort is a partnership with Brainfuse, an online tutoring organization. | The New York Public Library, which covers Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, has free one-on-one tutoring for kindergartners to 12th graders. The effort is a partnership with Brainfuse, an online tutoring organization. |
| The tutoring is available from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Educational videos about a variety of subjects, including basic math, organic chemistry and essay writing, are also online. There are free test-prep videos. | The tutoring is available from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Educational videos about a variety of subjects, including basic math, organic chemistry and essay writing, are also online. There are free test-prep videos. |
| To get access to the tutoring and videos, use a library card. (Apply for one remotely here.) | To get access to the tutoring and videos, use a library card. (Apply for one remotely here.) |
| The Brooklyn Public Library is hosting virtual events on its website and social media pages. | The Brooklyn Public Library is hosting virtual events on its website and social media pages. |
| Today’s offerings include story time at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and a Dungeons and Dragons game at 1 p.m. | Today’s offerings include story time at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and a Dungeons and Dragons game at 1 p.m. |
| On a Facebook page, the library is hosting a knitting and crocheting craft circle at 2 p.m.; on its Instagram page, at 4 p.m., is a writing session for teenagers using two-paragraph stories. | On a Facebook page, the library is hosting a knitting and crocheting craft circle at 2 p.m.; on its Instagram page, at 4 p.m., is a writing session for teenagers using two-paragraph stories. |
| The Queens Public Library has audio and video recordings on the history of hip-hop, including an interview with Darryl (DMC) McDaniels of Run-DMC, a talk with the rapper KRS-One and a brief chat with the radio personality Angela Yee. | The Queens Public Library has audio and video recordings on the history of hip-hop, including an interview with Darryl (DMC) McDaniels of Run-DMC, a talk with the rapper KRS-One and a brief chat with the radio personality Angela Yee. |
| There’s also a celebration of Women’s History Month, with a chance to win free books, and a reference desk to ask librarians questions. | There’s also a celebration of Women’s History Month, with a chance to win free books, and a reference desk to ask librarians questions. |
| Updated June 5, 2020 | |
| The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April. | |
| Mass protests against police brutality that have brought thousands of people onto the streets in cities across America are raising the specter of new coronavirus outbreaks, prompting political leaders, physicians and public health experts to warn that the crowds could cause a surge in cases. While many political leaders affirmed the right of protesters to express themselves, they urged the demonstrators to wear face masks and maintain social distancing, both to protect themselves and to prevent further community spread of the virus. Some infectious disease experts were reassured by the fact that the protests were held outdoors, saying the open air settings could mitigate the risk of transmission. | |
| Exercise researchers and physicians have some blunt advice for those of us aiming to return to regular exercise now: Start slowly and then rev up your workouts, also slowly. American adults tended to be about 12 percent less active after the stay-at-home mandates began in March than they were in January. But there are steps you can take to ease your way back into regular exercise safely. First, “start at no more than 50 percent of the exercise you were doing before Covid,” says Dr. Monica Rho, the chief of musculoskeletal medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. Thread in some preparatory squats, too, she advises. “When you haven’t been exercising, you lose muscle mass.” Expect some muscle twinges after these preliminary, post-lockdown sessions, especially a day or two later. But sudden or increasing pain during exercise is a clarion call to stop and return home. | |
| States are reopening bit by bit. This means that more public spaces are available for use and more and more businesses are being allowed to open again. The federal government is largely leaving the decision up to states, and some state leaders are leaving the decision up to local authorities. Even if you aren’t being told to stay at home, it’s still a good idea to limit trips outside and your interaction with other people. | |
| Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks. | |
| Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days. | |
| If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.) | |
| Taking one’s temperature to look for signs of fever is not as easy as it sounds, as “normal” temperature numbers can vary, but generally, keep an eye out for a temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. If you don’t have a thermometer (they can be pricey these days), there are other ways to figure out if you have a fever, or are at risk of Covid-19 complications. | |
| The C.D.C. has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don’t replace hand washing and social distancing. | |
| If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others. | |
| If you’re sick and you think you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, the C.D.C. recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there’s a chance — because of a lack of testing kits or because you’re asymptomatic, for instance — you won’t be able to get tested. | |
| Oh, yeah: You can also check out books. | Oh, yeah: You can also check out books. |
| It’s Wednesday — check out a library. | It’s Wednesday — check out a library. |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| I was a young ballet student living in New York and attending classes in Chelsea. Early one weekday morning, I slid onto a stool at my favorite diner — really just a long, narrow countertop and two small tables — around the corner from the Flatiron Building. | I was a young ballet student living in New York and attending classes in Chelsea. Early one weekday morning, I slid onto a stool at my favorite diner — really just a long, narrow countertop and two small tables — around the corner from the Flatiron Building. |
| I ordered my usual: a toasted bagel and coffee light. A young man sitting next to me who had apparently been there for a while was poring indecisively over the breakfast menu. | I ordered my usual: a toasted bagel and coffee light. A young man sitting next to me who had apparently been there for a while was poring indecisively over the breakfast menu. |
| Finally, the waiter, a big man with burly arms and a white apron, leaned over the counter and, propped up on his knuckles, glowered at the young man. | Finally, the waiter, a big man with burly arms and a white apron, leaned over the counter and, propped up on his knuckles, glowered at the young man. |
| “We close at 4 p.m.,” he said. | “We close at 4 p.m.,” he said. |
| — Kim Sonderegger | — Kim Sonderegger |
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