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| Coronavirus, Stimulus, Cabin Fever: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing | Coronavirus, Stimulus, Cabin Fever: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. We got our first look at the details of the $2 trillion stimulus bill. | 1. We got our first look at the details of the $2 trillion stimulus bill. |
| Senate leaders are still wrangling over jobless benefits, but say they hope to vote on it tonight. The House will most likely follow suit on Thursday. | Senate leaders are still wrangling over jobless benefits, but say they hope to vote on it tonight. The House will most likely follow suit on Thursday. |
| Even the fine print has fine print in the highly technical, 619-page near final version. Our reporters have a roundup of the findings, and have also highlighted five key elements. Among them are: | Even the fine print has fine print in the highly technical, 619-page near final version. Our reporters have a roundup of the findings, and have also highlighted five key elements. Among them are: |
| Taxpayers with incomes up to $75,000 per year would receive $1,200 in direct payments, which phase out and end altogether for those earning more than $99,000. Families would get an additional $500 per child. | Taxpayers with incomes up to $75,000 per year would receive $1,200 in direct payments, which phase out and end altogether for those earning more than $99,000. Families would get an additional $500 per child. |
| Unemployment benefits would be extended by 13 weeks and was broadened to include freelancers, furloughed employees and gig workers. | Unemployment benefits would be extended by 13 weeks and was broadened to include freelancers, furloughed employees and gig workers. |
| Federally guaranteed loans would be available to small businesses that pledged not to lay off workers, and would be forgiven if they continued to pay workers for the duration of the crisis. | Federally guaranteed loans would be available to small businesses that pledged not to lay off workers, and would be forgiven if they continued to pay workers for the duration of the crisis. |
| Other industries like retailers, restaurants, like above in Manhattan’s Chinatown, community banks and for-profit schools are poised to benefit. Despite Democrats’ claims that President Trump’s businesses would be blocked from receiving benefits, that’s not entirely the case. | |
| The Times is providing free access to much of our coronavirus coverage, and our Coronavirus Briefing newsletter — like all of our newsletters — is free. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. | The Times is providing free access to much of our coronavirus coverage, and our Coronavirus Briefing newsletter — like all of our newsletters — is free. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. |
| 2. Do people who survive the infection become immune to the coronavirus? | 2. Do people who survive the infection become immune to the coronavirus? |
| The answer: a qualified yes, according to virologists, with some significant unknowns. | The answer: a qualified yes, according to virologists, with some significant unknowns. |
| Our bodies naturally make antibodies to infections with virtually all viruses, but how long they last after exposure to Covid-19 is an open question. And it’s an important one. People who are immune can venture out of their houses, and a growing immunity in the community is how the virus ends. | Our bodies naturally make antibodies to infections with virtually all viruses, but how long they last after exposure to Covid-19 is an open question. And it’s an important one. People who are immune can venture out of their houses, and a growing immunity in the community is how the virus ends. |
| In New York, the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S., Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state would be the first to begin testing serum from people who had recovered from Covid-19 to treat those who were seriously ill. | In New York, the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S., Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state would be the first to begin testing serum from people who had recovered from Covid-19 to treat those who were seriously ill. |
| There were also signs that New York’s stringent restrictions on social gatherings could be working. On Sunday, hospitalizations were projected to double every two days. By Tuesday, that shifted to every 4.7 days — “almost too good to be true,” Mr. Cuomo said. | There were also signs that New York’s stringent restrictions on social gatherings could be working. On Sunday, hospitalizations were projected to double every two days. By Tuesday, that shifted to every 4.7 days — “almost too good to be true,” Mr. Cuomo said. |
| But the state has over 30,800 confirmed cases, up more than 5,000 since Tuesday morning. | But the state has over 30,800 confirmed cases, up more than 5,000 since Tuesday morning. |
| 3. Prince Charles tested positive for the coronavirus, Buckingham Palace said. | 3. Prince Charles tested positive for the coronavirus, Buckingham Palace said. |
| Charles, 71, who is first in line to the British throne, has been experiencing mild symptoms but has “otherwise remained in good health,” a spokesman said. He last saw his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on March 12, before he was infectious, doctors said. | Charles, 71, who is first in line to the British throne, has been experiencing mild symptoms but has “otherwise remained in good health,” a spokesman said. He last saw his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on March 12, before he was infectious, doctors said. |
| Here’s a roundup of public figures who have announced that they have the virus. | Here’s a roundup of public figures who have announced that they have the virus. |
| And an editor for The Times Magazine described her family life after her husband fell ill with Covid-19. | And an editor for The Times Magazine described her family life after her husband fell ill with Covid-19. |
| “It’s as if we are in a time warp” she wrote. Around them, everyone seems to be “blissfully, unconsciously” going about their lives while she, her daughter and her husband languish in a “makeshift sick ward, living in what will soon be the present for more and more of them.” | “It’s as if we are in a time warp” she wrote. Around them, everyone seems to be “blissfully, unconsciously” going about their lives while she, her daughter and her husband languish in a “makeshift sick ward, living in what will soon be the present for more and more of them.” |
| 4. The beginning of the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown is underway. | 4. The beginning of the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown is underway. |
| India’s 1.3 billion people — a sixth of the world’s population — have been told to stay at home. Rule-breakers were threatened with public shaming and even “shoot on sight” orders in one state. For some, the lockdown could mean starving. And an already fragile economy may collapse. Above, people lining up for cooking gas in Mumbai. | India’s 1.3 billion people — a sixth of the world’s population — have been told to stay at home. Rule-breakers were threatened with public shaming and even “shoot on sight” orders in one state. For some, the lockdown could mean starving. And an already fragile economy may collapse. Above, people lining up for cooking gas in Mumbai. |
| It’s an entirely different story in Mexico and Brazil, where the leaders of Latin America’s two largest nations have largely dismissed the dangers and have resisted calls for a lockdown. | It’s an entirely different story in Mexico and Brazil, where the leaders of Latin America’s two largest nations have largely dismissed the dangers and have resisted calls for a lockdown. |
| 5. Turkish officials indicted 20 Saudi nationals for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. | 5. Turkish officials indicted 20 Saudi nationals for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. |
| In a statement, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said the indictments, which have not been released, would show how the killing had been planned. Turkish and U.S. authorities have concluded that the dissident writer was strangled and dismembered at the Saudi Consulate in Turkey. Above, a symbolic funeral for Mr. Khashoggi in 2018. | In a statement, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said the indictments, which have not been released, would show how the killing had been planned. Turkish and U.S. authorities have concluded that the dissident writer was strangled and dismembered at the Saudi Consulate in Turkey. Above, a symbolic funeral for Mr. Khashoggi in 2018. |
| A trial, however, is unlikely. Turkish law demands the presence of the defendants for a trial, and none of them are in the country. | A trial, however, is unlikely. Turkish law demands the presence of the defendants for a trial, and none of them are in the country. |
| 6. A treat for theater lovers. | 6. A treat for theater lovers. |
| Our architecture critic went with David Rockwell, the architect and Tony-winning set designer, on a virtual tour of shuttered Broadway and shared the stories and the history behind his favorite theaters. | Our architecture critic went with David Rockwell, the architect and Tony-winning set designer, on a virtual tour of shuttered Broadway and shared the stories and the history behind his favorite theaters. |
| “Theaters are so resilient,” Mr. Rockwell said. “They can have many lives.” | “Theaters are so resilient,” Mr. Rockwell said. “They can have many lives.” |
| And for the first time, an industry built on caring for other people is pivoting to caring for its own: Around the country, restaurant customers and owners have mounted efforts to raise money for workers, including at least 6,000 online efforts at gofundme.com. | And for the first time, an industry built on caring for other people is pivoting to caring for its own: Around the country, restaurant customers and owners have mounted efforts to raise money for workers, including at least 6,000 online efforts at gofundme.com. |
| 7. Cabin fever? It’s only going to get worse. | 7. Cabin fever? It’s only going to get worse. |
| Whether we’re working and studying remotely, or just freaking out at home, we all need something to do “that’s not panicky or scared but joyful, nourishing, fun,” writes Sam Sifton, our newly minted assistant managing editor overseeing The Times’s cultural and lifestyles coverage. | Whether we’re working and studying remotely, or just freaking out at home, we all need something to do “that’s not panicky or scared but joyful, nourishing, fun,” writes Sam Sifton, our newly minted assistant managing editor overseeing The Times’s cultural and lifestyles coverage. |
| He’s already pulled together a huge range of suggestions from our reporters and editors. Here are a few to get you started: | He’s already pulled together a huge range of suggestions from our reporters and editors. Here are a few to get you started: |
| If you are in need of inspiration for games to play with your kids (or peers), here are some tried-and-true classics. Or maybe you’d like to explore the world with Google street view. | If you are in need of inspiration for games to play with your kids (or peers), here are some tried-and-true classics. Or maybe you’d like to explore the world with Google street view. |
| Have you made these brownies yet? (It comes with an all-time favorite cooking note). | Have you made these brownies yet? (It comes with an all-time favorite cooking note). |
| Jane Goodall is self-isolating in her childhood home in England. She spoke to us about chimpanzees, the pandemic and what is helping her right now: “A sense of humor.” | Jane Goodall is self-isolating in her childhood home in England. She spoke to us about chimpanzees, the pandemic and what is helping her right now: “A sense of humor.” |
| 8. On the small screen. | 8. On the small screen. |
| Tonight, try “For Life,” a new series on ABC produced by the rapper Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, and based on the true story of a man who was convicted on false testimony of being a drug kingpin, but learned the law and got his life sentence overturned. | Tonight, try “For Life,” a new series on ABC produced by the rapper Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, and based on the true story of a man who was convicted on false testimony of being a drug kingpin, but learned the law and got his life sentence overturned. |
| Our TV critic suggested these nine shows to keep you occupied. Or you can listen to what the Library of Congress is calling “the ultimate ‘stay at home’ playlist” — the 25 recordings recently added to the National Recording Registry, including “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic.” | Our TV critic suggested these nine shows to keep you occupied. Or you can listen to what the Library of Congress is calling “the ultimate ‘stay at home’ playlist” — the 25 recordings recently added to the National Recording Registry, including “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic.” |
| 9. In this time of great uncertainty, many are looking for an outlet to channel their angst. The Los Angeles Rams’ new logos may be just the target. | 9. In this time of great uncertainty, many are looking for an outlet to channel their angst. The Los Angeles Rams’ new logos may be just the target. |
| Almost everybody hates them. One logo, a ram’s head, drew mostly negative feedback, but an image of a horn swooping over a capital L.A. drew the most derision. | Almost everybody hates them. One logo, a ram’s head, drew mostly negative feedback, but an image of a horn swooping over a capital L.A. drew the most derision. |
| “The L.A. Rams are no longer a football team; they are a morning show,” one fan tweeted. Others thought it said “internet browser” or “life insurance company” more than “football team.” | “The L.A. Rams are no longer a football team; they are a morning show,” one fan tweeted. Others thought it said “internet browser” or “life insurance company” more than “football team.” |
| 10. And finally, taking the plunge. | 10. And finally, taking the plunge. |
| At 28, Jazmine Hughes, an editor at The Times Magazine, decided to learn how to swim. But the pool and the ocean (and an instructor at a Y.M.C.A.) ended up teaching her more than just to float on her own. Her months of learning to swim followed a two-year period of learning to date women. | At 28, Jazmine Hughes, an editor at The Times Magazine, decided to learn how to swim. But the pool and the ocean (and an instructor at a Y.M.C.A.) ended up teaching her more than just to float on her own. Her months of learning to swim followed a two-year period of learning to date women. |
| “In the ocean, I wasn’t afraid of what I might find beneath — seeing something new was the most appealing reason to get in,” she writes. “I would finally see what I had been missing all this time.” | “In the ocean, I wasn’t afraid of what I might find beneath — seeing something new was the most appealing reason to get in,” she writes. “I would finally see what I had been missing all this time.” |
| Have a refreshing night. | Have a refreshing night. |
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