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On Easter Sunday, Christians Remember: ‘We Will Rise Out of the Dust’	On Easter Sunday, Christians Remember: ‘We Will Rise Out of the Dust’
2020-06-16 23:50:26 UTC	2020-06-17 16:12:28 UTC (about 16 hours later)
Not long after the sun rose on Easter morning, Beba Tata arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ready to pray.	Not long after the sun rose on Easter morning, Beba Tata arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ready to pray.
It all felt strangely quiet, almost hollow, thought Ms. Tata, a Catholic chaplain. This was not the way she normally would celebrate the sacred day. But little has felt normal lately: Just a few days ago, she had been called to pray outside the sealed door of a coronavirus patient’s hospital room, at the urgent plea of his grieving wife.	It all felt strangely quiet, almost hollow, thought Ms. Tata, a Catholic chaplain. This was not the way she normally would celebrate the sacred day. But little has felt normal lately: Just a few days ago, she had been called to pray outside the sealed door of a coronavirus patient’s hospital room, at the urgent plea of his grieving wife.
All around her, she was seeing echoes of the story of Jesus’ final days. His suffering on the cross while his loved ones watched “at a distance,” as the Book of Mark said. His final gasp for air. His disciples waiting, hoping, wondering about life beyond death.	All around her, she was seeing echoes of the story of Jesus’ final days. His suffering on the cross while his loved ones watched “at a distance,” as the Book of Mark said. His final gasp for air. His disciples waiting, hoping, wondering about life beyond death.
On Sunday, she looked up at a hospital television. A priest was celebrating the Easter Mass. She began to worship, her pager at her side in case she was called to see a patient.	On Sunday, she looked up at a hospital television. A priest was celebrating the Easter Mass. She began to worship, her pager at her side in case she was called to see a patient.
“That is where I find my hope, knowing death did not have the last word,” she said, reflecting on the story of Easter. “There is a time when this will be over, and we will rise out of the dust.”	“That is where I find my hope, knowing death did not have the last word,” she said, reflecting on the story of Easter. “There is a time when this will be over, and we will rise out of the dust.”
This Easter Sunday, amid a pandemic still working its way across the country, millions of American Christians found themselves refashioning beloved rituals and grasping for hope in the story of Jesus’ resurrection. Church buildings — normally packed on the holiday — stood empty, as restrictions against mass gatherings kept families in their homes and unable to worship together on one of the most holy days of the Christian calendar. Parents dressed children in Easter clothes, but had them watch services from the couch.	This Easter Sunday, amid a pandemic still working its way across the country, millions of American Christians found themselves refashioning beloved rituals and grasping for hope in the story of Jesus’ resurrection. Church buildings — normally packed on the holiday — stood empty, as restrictions against mass gatherings kept families in their homes and unable to worship together on one of the most holy days of the Christian calendar. Parents dressed children in Easter clothes, but had them watch services from the couch.
The vast majority of churches across denominations celebrated the holiday virtually, in online services. A small handful of pastors in states like Louisiana and Mississippi defied stay-at-home guidance and hosted in-person worship services, risking the health of their followers and their own arrests. Others tried something in between, an attempt to maintain some semblance of communal ritual. In Franklin, Ky., Victory Hill Church hosted a service at a drive-in movie theater, where people worshiped in their cars.	The vast majority of churches across denominations celebrated the holiday virtually, in online services. A small handful of pastors in states like Louisiana and Mississippi defied stay-at-home guidance and hosted in-person worship services, risking the health of their followers and their own arrests. Others tried something in between, an attempt to maintain some semblance of communal ritual. In Franklin, Ky., Victory Hill Church hosted a service at a drive-in movie theater, where people worshiped in their cars.
In an empty St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan prayed over the communion cup and wine, his voice echoing across empty pews to the locked front door, as parishioners watched online. In Dallas, from the pulpit of First Baptist, Robert Jeffress thanked President Trump for defending religious liberty, after the president said in a tweet he would tune in to the service. On the National Mall in Washington, a few people gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to sing hymns and watch the sun rise.	In an empty St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan prayed over the communion cup and wine, his voice echoing across empty pews to the locked front door, as parishioners watched online. In Dallas, from the pulpit of First Baptist, Robert Jeffress thanked President Trump for defending religious liberty, after the president said in a tweet he would tune in to the service. On the National Mall in Washington, a few people gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to sing hymns and watch the sun rise.
On a very personal level, the story of Jesus felt unusually close for many believers this Holy Week, and not just on Easter Sunday. Christians on the front lines of the coronavirus fight described in interviews their feelings of being drawn into the memory of Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection, as they stared into suffering in their own midst and reflected on what it meant to hope. The veil between the story of Jesus and the story of the nation, they said, has felt thin.	On a very personal level, the story of Jesus felt unusually close for many believers this Holy Week, and not just on Easter Sunday. Christians on the front lines of the coronavirus fight described in interviews their feelings of being drawn into the memory of Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection, as they stared into suffering in their own midst and reflected on what it meant to hope. The veil between the story of Jesus and the story of the nation, they said, has felt thin.
“It is an enormous mystery, and I do not understand it,” Rev. Amy Greene, director for the Center of Spiritual Care at the Cleveland Clinic, said of the resurrection.	“It is an enormous mystery, and I do not understand it,” Rev. Amy Greene, director for the Center of Spiritual Care at the Cleveland Clinic, said of the resurrection.
“Our job is to stand there and bear witness to people’s suffering even when we can’t stop it,” she said. “One of my students said, it is like standing at the foot of the cross. To bear witness to someone’s suffering and not run away. To say, I cannot stop this for you, I’m so sorry that I can’t, but I’m not going to leave.”	“Our job is to stand there and bear witness to people’s suffering even when we can’t stop it,” she said. “One of my students said, it is like standing at the foot of the cross. To bear witness to someone’s suffering and not run away. To say, I cannot stop this for you, I’m so sorry that I can’t, but I’m not going to leave.”
On Wednesday in Denver, Becki Rwubusisi, a nurse practitioner who worships at Church of the Advent, paused on a bridge outside of the hospital where she works.	On Wednesday in Denver, Becki Rwubusisi, a nurse practitioner who worships at Church of the Advent, paused on a bridge outside of the hospital where she works.
She looked out to the mountains, opened the Bible app on her phone, and took a moment to breathe. She recited a prayer with each breath in, and each breath out: Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy. When she got home that evening to her 6-year-old twins, she choked up.	She looked out to the mountains, opened the Bible app on her phone, and took a moment to breathe. She recited a prayer with each breath in, and each breath out: Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy. When she got home that evening to her 6-year-old twins, she choked up.
“I was reading to them how Jesus died, was in the tomb, came back to life,” she said. “Thinking about how patients are entering into that suffering …” her voice trailed off. “We don’t know if they are going to come out the other side.”	“I was reading to them how Jesus died, was in the tomb, came back to life,” she said. “Thinking about how patients are entering into that suffering …” her voice trailed off. “We don’t know if they are going to come out the other side.”
“I keep clinging to this: Even death is not the end of the story,” she said.	“I keep clinging to this: Even death is not the end of the story,” she said.
On Thursday, the day Christians remember the Last Supper, Dr. Raymond Barfield, a pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician, stood in an intensive care room in Durham, N.C., where his teenage cancer patient needed a ventilator to breathe and her father hoped she would not die.	On Thursday, the day Christians remember the Last Supper, Dr. Raymond Barfield, a pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician, stood in an intensive care room in Durham, N.C., where his teenage cancer patient needed a ventilator to breathe and her father hoped she would not die.
Dr. Barfield, who is also a professor at Duke Divinity School, remembered how Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane on that same night years ago had asked God that “this cup would pass from me,” praying so fervently that his sweat became “like drops of blood,” as the Book of Luke said. The answer to that prayer was no, the cup would not pass, he remembered, and Jesus would walk on to his death.	Dr. Barfield, who is also a professor at Duke Divinity School, remembered how Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane on that same night years ago had asked God that “this cup would pass from me,” praying so fervently that his sweat became “like drops of blood,” as the Book of Luke said. The answer to that prayer was no, the cup would not pass, he remembered, and Jesus would walk on to his death.
“We have these apparently comfortable beliefs about God, that as long as we pray the right prayers and do the right things, we are going to be able to trust that the power of God will keep us from terrible things happening,” he said.	“We have these apparently comfortable beliefs about God, that as long as we pray the right prayers and do the right things, we are going to be able to trust that the power of God will keep us from terrible things happening,” he said.
“God is saying, you are not alone,” he said. “You may think that death will leave you alone, but even in death, you are not alone, I am here.”	“God is saying, you are not alone,” he said. “You may think that death will leave you alone, but even in death, you are not alone, I am here.”
On Good Friday, the day Christians remember Jesus being crucified, the Rev. Marilyn Barnes, vice president of spiritual care for Advocate Aurora Health in Chicago, and her team of chaplains offered packets of tea and chocolate to nurses and staff. She looked into their eyes, above their masks, to connect amid what she called “the darkness of grief.”	On Good Friday, the day Christians remember Jesus being crucified, the Rev. Marilyn Barnes, vice president of spiritual care for Advocate Aurora Health in Chicago, and her team of chaplains offered packets of tea and chocolate to nurses and staff. She looked into their eyes, above their masks, to connect amid what she called “the darkness of grief.”
“I think about the death, and right now, the separation, when people are unable to be physically with their loved one when they die,” she said.	“I think about the death, and right now, the separation, when people are unable to be physically with their loved one when they die,” she said.
Updated June 16, 2020	Updated June 16, 2020
	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.
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.	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.
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.	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.
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.)
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.	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.	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’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.	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.
“I know that God is present and that the Spirit is present in those moments,” she said. “We are holding on to the love of God as that anchor, until that light can burst through.”	“I know that God is present and that the Spirit is present in those moments,” she said. “We are holding on to the love of God as that anchor, until that light can burst through.”
On Saturday, the day Christians remember the fear of early believers that God had died, Father Matt O’Donnell, a Catholic priest on the South Side of Chicago, sat in his church, St. Columbanus, and made calls to church members, especially older people.	On Saturday, the day Christians remember the fear of early believers that God had died, Father Matt O’Donnell, a Catholic priest on the South Side of Chicago, sat in his church, St. Columbanus, and made calls to church members, especially older people.