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| It’s Thursday. | It’s Thursday. |
| Weather: A stormy day, with rain, thunder, strong wind and a high around 60. | Weather: A stormy day, with rain, thunder, strong wind and a high around 60. |
| Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 17. Meters are in effect. | Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 17. Meters are in effect. |
| Deaths from the coronavirus increased to new daily highs in both New York and New Jersey for a second straight day on Wednesday, underscoring the outbreak’s grip on the region even as other figures showed that its impact was beginning to slow. | Deaths from the coronavirus increased to new daily highs in both New York and New Jersey for a second straight day on Wednesday, underscoring the outbreak’s grip on the region even as other figures showed that its impact was beginning to slow. |
| An additional 779 people in New York State died of the virus, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported, compared with 731 the day before. In New Jersey, 275 people died, Gov. Philip D. Murphy said, up from 232 on Tuesday. Connecticut reported 49 new deaths on Wednesday after reporting 71 the day before. | An additional 779 people in New York State died of the virus, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported, compared with 731 the day before. In New Jersey, 275 people died, Gov. Philip D. Murphy said, up from 232 on Tuesday. Connecticut reported 49 new deaths on Wednesday after reporting 71 the day before. |
| More people have died in New York and New Jersey — a total of 7,772 — than in the rest of the United States. | More people have died in New York and New Jersey — a total of 7,772 — than in the rest of the United States. |
| Another grim distinction: New York State, with 149,316 confirmed cases, has had more people test positive for the virus than any country outside the United States, including Italy and Spain, the two other countries the pandemic has hit hardest. | Another grim distinction: New York State, with 149,316 confirmed cases, has had more people test positive for the virus than any country outside the United States, including Italy and Spain, the two other countries the pandemic has hit hardest. |
| But Mr. Cuomo said hospitalization figures continued to show the curve of infection flattening in the state. The number of virus patients in hospitals increased 3 percent since Tuesday, the fifth consecutive day of increases below 10 percent. By contrast, 25 percent increases were typical in recent weeks. | But Mr. Cuomo said hospitalization figures continued to show the curve of infection flattening in the state. The number of virus patients in hospitals increased 3 percent since Tuesday, the fifth consecutive day of increases below 10 percent. By contrast, 25 percent increases were typical in recent weeks. |
| [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.] |
| Black and Hispanic people in New York City are about twice as likely to die of the virus as white people are, according to preliminary data released by the city on Wednesday. | Black and Hispanic people in New York City are about twice as likely to die of the virus as white people are, according to preliminary data released by the city on Wednesday. |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that the disparities reflected economic inequity and differences in access to health care. | Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that the disparities reflected economic inequity and differences in access to health care. |
| “There are clear inequalities, clear disparities in how this disease is affecting the people of our city,” Mr. de Blasio said. “The truth is that in so many ways the negative effects of coronavirus, the pain it’s causing, the death it’s causing, tracks with other profound health care disparities that we have seen for years and decades.” | “There are clear inequalities, clear disparities in how this disease is affecting the people of our city,” Mr. de Blasio said. “The truth is that in so many ways the negative effects of coronavirus, the pain it’s causing, the death it’s causing, tracks with other profound health care disparities that we have seen for years and decades.” |
| Mr. de Blasio and Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the city’s health commissioner, stressed that some of the city’s Hispanic residents might have been discouraged from seeking medical care by the anti-immigrant sentiment that has dominated the national discourse in recent years. | Mr. de Blasio and Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the city’s health commissioner, stressed that some of the city’s Hispanic residents might have been discouraged from seeking medical care by the anti-immigrant sentiment that has dominated the national discourse in recent years. |
| “The overlay of the anti-immigrant rhetoric across this country, I think, has real implications in the health of our community,” Dr. Barbot said. | “The overlay of the anti-immigrant rhetoric across this country, I think, has real implications in the health of our community,” Dr. Barbot said. |
| Mr. Cuomo said on Wednesday that the differences could be partly attributed to some groups having more untreated chronic health problems than others, making them more likely to die of the virus. He also said that black and Hispanic people might also be disproportionately represented in the ranks of workers whose jobs on the front lines of the outbreak put them at risk. | Mr. Cuomo said on Wednesday that the differences could be partly attributed to some groups having more untreated chronic health problems than others, making them more likely to die of the virus. He also said that black and Hispanic people might also be disproportionately represented in the ranks of workers whose jobs on the front lines of the outbreak put them at risk. |
| [The virus is killing black and Latino people at twice the rate of whites in N.Y.C.] | [The virus is killing black and Latino people at twice the rate of whites in N.Y.C.] |
| Three New York City stores were sued on Wednesday for what officials said was their repeated overcharging for face masks, hand sanitizer, cough medicine and other products that are in short supply amid the coronavirus pandemic. | Three New York City stores were sued on Wednesday for what officials said was their repeated overcharging for face masks, hand sanitizer, cough medicine and other products that are in short supply amid the coronavirus pandemic. |
| In a statement, Mr. de Blasio’s office said the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs had issued the stores a collective 203 violations for drastically raising prices for such items and would be seeking a combined $101,500 from them. | In a statement, Mr. de Blasio’s office said the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs had issued the stores a collective 203 violations for drastically raising prices for such items and would be seeking a combined $101,500 from them. |
| The lawsuits filed on Wednesday — against Burns Pharmacy in Queens, Hong Kong Supermarket in Manhattan and Thomas Drugs in Manhattan — were the latest in the city’s effort to fight price gouging by merchants seeking to capitalize on the anxiety of desperate shoppers. | The lawsuits filed on Wednesday — against Burns Pharmacy in Queens, Hong Kong Supermarket in Manhattan and Thomas Drugs in Manhattan — were the latest in the city’s effort to fight price gouging by merchants seeking to capitalize on the anxiety of desperate shoppers. |
| [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] | [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] |
| 41 Transit Workers Dead: Crisis Takes Staggering Toll on Subways | 41 Transit Workers Dead: Crisis Takes Staggering Toll on Subways |
| Broadway Will Remain Closed at Least Until June, and Probably Longer | Broadway Will Remain Closed at Least Until June, and Probably Longer |
| 86-Year-Old Is Killed in E.R. Over Social Distancing | 86-Year-Old Is Killed in E.R. Over Social Distancing |
| Volunteers Rushed to Help New York Hospitals. They Found a Bottleneck. | Volunteers Rushed to Help New York Hospitals. They Found a Bottleneck. |
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| The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. | The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. |
| Here’s what spring break could look like while remote learning continues in New York City. [Chalkbeat] | Here’s what spring break could look like while remote learning continues in New York City. [Chalkbeat] |
| Neir’s Tavern in Queens, which nearly closed for good in January, has temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. [Gothamist] | Neir’s Tavern in Queens, which nearly closed for good in January, has temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. [Gothamist] |
| All New Yorkers will be allowed to cast absentee ballots in the June 23 primary elections. [New York Post] | All New Yorkers will be allowed to cast absentee ballots in the June 23 primary elections. [New York Post] |
| The Times’s Devi Lockwood writes: | The Times’s Devi Lockwood writes: |
| April is National Poetry Month. Even though writers and audiences can’t gather in person because of the coronavirus outbreak, verse is happening on Facebook or Zoom, in people’s notebooks and in our earbuds. | April is National Poetry Month. Even though writers and audiences can’t gather in person because of the coronavirus outbreak, verse is happening on Facebook or Zoom, in people’s notebooks and in our earbuds. |
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| Scientists around the country have tried to identify everyday materials that do a good job of filtering microscopic particles. In recent tests, HEPA furnace filters scored high, as did vacuum cleaner bags, fabric similar to flannel pajamas and those of 600-count pillowcases. Other materials tested included layered coffee filters and scarves and bandannas. These scored lower, but still captured a small percentage of particles. | |
| A commentary published this month on the website of the British Journal of Sports Medicine points out that covering your face during exercise “comes with issues of potential breathing restriction and discomfort” and requires “balancing benefits versus possible adverse events.” Masks do alter exercise, says Cedric X. Bryant, the president and chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit organization that funds exercise research and certifies fitness professionals. “In my personal experience,” he says, “heart rates are higher at the same relative intensity when you wear a mask.” Some people also could experience lightheadedness during familiar workouts while masked, says Len Kravitz, a professor of exercise science at the University of New Mexico. | A commentary published this month on the website of the British Journal of Sports Medicine points out that covering your face during exercise “comes with issues of potential breathing restriction and discomfort” and requires “balancing benefits versus possible adverse events.” Masks do alter exercise, says Cedric X. Bryant, the president and chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit organization that funds exercise research and certifies fitness professionals. “In my personal experience,” he says, “heart rates are higher at the same relative intensity when you wear a mask.” Some people also could experience lightheadedness during familiar workouts while masked, says Len Kravitz, a professor of exercise science at the University of New Mexico. |
| The steroid, dexamethasone, is the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients, according to scientists in Britain. The drug appears to reduce inflammation caused by the immune system, protecting the tissues. In the study, dexamethasone reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth. | The steroid, dexamethasone, is the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients, according to scientists in Britain. The drug appears to reduce inflammation caused by the immune system, protecting the tissues. In the study, dexamethasone reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth. |
| The coronavirus emergency relief package gives many American workers paid leave if they need to take time off because of the virus. It gives qualified workers two weeks of paid sick leave if they are ill, quarantined or seeking diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus, or if they are caring for sick family members. It gives 12 weeks of paid leave to people caring for children whose schools are closed or whose child care provider is unavailable because of the coronavirus. It is the first time the United States has had widespread federally mandated paid leave, and includes people who don’t typically get such benefits, like part-time and gig economy workers. But the measure excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those at the country’s largest employers, and gives small employers significant leeway to deny leave. | The coronavirus emergency relief package gives many American workers paid leave if they need to take time off because of the virus. It gives qualified workers two weeks of paid sick leave if they are ill, quarantined or seeking diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus, or if they are caring for sick family members. It gives 12 weeks of paid leave to people caring for children whose schools are closed or whose child care provider is unavailable because of the coronavirus. It is the first time the United States has had widespread federally mandated paid leave, and includes people who don’t typically get such benefits, like part-time and gig economy workers. But the measure excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those at the country’s largest employers, and gives small employers significant leeway to deny leave. |
| So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was “very rare,” but she later walked back that statement. | So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was “very rare,” but she later walked back that statement. |
| 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. | 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. |
| A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study. | A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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.) | 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.) |
| 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’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. |
| Here are some ways that you — a poetry lover or someone brand-new to the art form — can tune in and take part. | Here are some ways that you — a poetry lover or someone brand-new to the art form — can tune in and take part. |
| Nuyorican Poets Cafe offers online open mics via Zoom on Monday nights. | Nuyorican Poets Cafe offers online open mics via Zoom on Monday nights. |
| Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon, a literary salon based in New York City and modeled after the salons of the Harlem Renaissance (and founded by the poet and author JP Howard), is hosting an open mic over Zoom on April 18. | Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon, a literary salon based in New York City and modeled after the salons of the Harlem Renaissance (and founded by the poet and author JP Howard), is hosting an open mic over Zoom on April 18. |
| Bowery Poetry is running its Wednesday Writing Sessions on Instagram Live. Each week, a different artist offers a prompt for writers to respond to. The April 8 session will be hosted by the poet and performer Mayda Del Valle. | Bowery Poetry is running its Wednesday Writing Sessions on Instagram Live. Each week, a different artist offers a prompt for writers to respond to. The April 8 session will be hosted by the poet and performer Mayda Del Valle. |
| The Poetry Society of New York has started Poet Stream, a service where people can book a live video call with a poet and receive a one-on-one poetry reading. | The Poetry Society of New York has started Poet Stream, a service where people can book a live video call with a poet and receive a one-on-one poetry reading. |
| 92nd Street Y in Manhattan is hosting Poetry Center Online, an on-demand series of readings, including a recording of Robert Frost from 1952, and another from last year by Aracelis Girmay and the United States poet laureate, Joy Harjo. | 92nd Street Y in Manhattan is hosting Poetry Center Online, an on-demand series of readings, including a recording of Robert Frost from 1952, and another from last year by Aracelis Girmay and the United States poet laureate, Joy Harjo. |
| You can find more goings-on, and poetry archives, here. | You can find more goings-on, and poetry archives, here. |
| It’s Thursday — express yourself. | It’s Thursday — express yourself. |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| I got on a Queens-bound N train at Seventh Avenue. I was standing when we arrived at the Fifth Avenue stop, and the train was held there because of a disabled train ahead of us. | I got on a Queens-bound N train at Seventh Avenue. I was standing when we arrived at the Fifth Avenue stop, and the train was held there because of a disabled train ahead of us. |
| As I was standing there, I looked behind me and saw a young man with headphones on who was holding a beautiful centerpiece arrangement of white roses and red berries. | As I was standing there, I looked behind me and saw a young man with headphones on who was holding a beautiful centerpiece arrangement of white roses and red berries. |
| I smiled and nodded toward the flowers. The young man took out his headphones and returned the smile. He said that the flowers were from a table at an event where he had worked and that he had been urged to take them home. | I smiled and nodded toward the flowers. The young man took out his headphones and returned the smile. He said that the flowers were from a table at an event where he had worked and that he had been urged to take them home. |
| I asked if they had a fragrance and I bowed my head toward them to check. They did, I said. | I asked if they had a fragrance and I bowed my head toward them to check. They did, I said. |
| With that, he pulled a rose from the arrangement and handed it to me. | With that, he pulled a rose from the arrangement and handed it to me. |
| I smiled as I accepted it. I asked if he was taking the rest to his girlfriend. | I smiled as I accepted it. I asked if he was taking the rest to his girlfriend. |
| No, he said, he was taking them to his mother. | No, he said, he was taking them to his mother. |
| I smiled again, he put his headphones back in and the train continued on to Lexington Avenue. | I smiled again, he put his headphones back in and the train continued on to Lexington Avenue. |
| — Annette Shear | — Annette Shear |
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