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| Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Latest Updates | Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Latest Updates |
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| It’s Tuesday. | It’s Tuesday. |
| Weather: Afternoon thunderstorms with strong gusts. High around 60. | Weather: Afternoon thunderstorms with strong gusts. High around 60. |
| Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 28. Meters are in effect. | Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 28. Meters are in effect. |
| Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday that an additional 478 people had died of the coronavirus in New York State, the lowest single-day toll in more than two weeks. | Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday that an additional 478 people had died of the coronavirus in New York State, the lowest single-day toll in more than two weeks. |
| After saying in recent days that the outbreak appeared to have reached or passed a peak in the state, Mr. Cuomo said the authorities were now trying to ascertain how gradual the decrease in infection might be in the weeks to come. | After saying in recent days that the outbreak appeared to have reached or passed a peak in the state, Mr. Cuomo said the authorities were now trying to ascertain how gradual the decrease in infection might be in the weeks to come. |
| “The question is, how long is the descent, and how steep is the descent?” he said. “Nobody knows. Just as nobody knew how long the ascent was, nobody can tell you how long the descent is.” | “The question is, how long is the descent, and how steep is the descent?” he said. “Nobody knows. Just as nobody knew how long the ascent was, nobody can tell you how long the descent is.” |
| The governor’s office confirmed that Mr. Cuomo was scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Among the things they were expected to discuss were virus testing and the country’s capacity for conducting such testing. | The governor’s office confirmed that Mr. Cuomo was scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Among the things they were expected to discuss were virus testing and the country’s capacity for conducting such testing. |
| [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.] |
| New York’s largest nurses’ union, in three lawsuits filed on Monday, accused the state Health Department and two hospital systems of failing to equip its members with adequate protective gear and of exposing them to unsafe working conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak. | New York’s largest nurses’ union, in three lawsuits filed on Monday, accused the state Health Department and two hospital systems of failing to equip its members with adequate protective gear and of exposing them to unsafe working conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak. |
| The lawsuits, filed in state and federal court in New York, were one of the largest collective legal actions taken against hospitals since the pandemic began. In addition to the state Health Department, the defendants were Montefiore Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center. | The lawsuits, filed in state and federal court in New York, were one of the largest collective legal actions taken against hospitals since the pandemic began. In addition to the state Health Department, the defendants were Montefiore Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center. |
| The union, the New York State Nurses Association, said that at least eight nurses had died in New York State after contracting the virus at work, and at least 84 had been hospitalized. The union has more than 42,000 members. | The union, the New York State Nurses Association, said that at least eight nurses had died in New York State after contracting the virus at work, and at least 84 had been hospitalized. The union has more than 42,000 members. |
| In court papers, nurses described receiving one N95 mask to use for a week and being denied virus testing at their own hospitals. Some nurses who tested positive for the virus were required to return to work after seven days, half the 14-day quarantine period recommended by health officials, the union said. | In court papers, nurses described receiving one N95 mask to use for a week and being denied virus testing at their own hospitals. Some nurses who tested positive for the virus were required to return to work after seven days, half the 14-day quarantine period recommended by health officials, the union said. |
| [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] | [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday that there were 3,485 medical-emergency calls to 911 on Saturday, many fewer than on an average day in 2019, before the coronavirus outbreak began. | Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday that there were 3,485 medical-emergency calls to 911 on Saturday, many fewer than on an average day in 2019, before the coronavirus outbreak began. |
| Calls have fallen more than 50 percent since a peak in late March, when there were more than 7,000 calls in a single day, more than on Sept. 11, 2001. | Calls have fallen more than 50 percent since a peak in late March, when there were more than 7,000 calls in a single day, more than on Sept. 11, 2001. |
| But with the city reporting 363 new deaths on Sunday, Mr. de Blasio warned that it was far too soon to lift lockdown restrictions on business and public life in New York. | But with the city reporting 363 new deaths on Sunday, Mr. de Blasio warned that it was far too soon to lift lockdown restrictions on business and public life in New York. |
| In that vein, he announced that all large gatherings and events for June, including the Puerto Rican Day Parade and the Pride March, had been canceled. The two events draw millions of people to the city’s streets each summer. | In that vein, he announced that all large gatherings and events for June, including the Puerto Rican Day Parade and the Pride March, had been canceled. The two events draw millions of people to the city’s streets each summer. |
| Fear of ‘Covid Hospitals’ Leads Women to Pursue Home Births | Fear of ‘Covid Hospitals’ Leads Women to Pursue Home Births |
| Coogan’s Is Closing. This Is the New York That We’re Losing | Coogan’s Is Closing. This Is the New York That We’re Losing |
| ‘I Don’t Think the New York That We Left Will Be Back for Some Years’ | ‘I Don’t Think the New York That We Left Will Be Back for Some Years’ |
| Two E.R. Workers Worry: If They Died, Who’d Take Care of Their Son? | Two E.R. Workers Worry: If They Died, Who’d Take Care of Their Son? |
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| The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. | The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. |
| NYCHA staff and residents are set to receive shipments of hand sanitizer, free of charge. [The City] | NYCHA staff and residents are set to receive shipments of hand sanitizer, free of charge. [The City] |
| Amazon has implemented temperature checks at its fulfillment centers on Staten Island. [Staten Island Live] | Amazon has implemented temperature checks at its fulfillment centers on Staten Island. [Staten Island Live] |
| Gas prices in the New York region have dropped below $2 a gallon. [NBC New York] | Gas prices in the New York region have dropped below $2 a gallon. [NBC New York] |
| The Times’s Michael Paulson writes: | The Times’s Michael Paulson writes: |
| Free Shakespeare in the Park, a treasured rite of summer in New York, will not take place this year because of the pandemic. | Free Shakespeare in the Park, a treasured rite of summer in New York, will not take place this year because of the pandemic. |
| The annual festival — founded and run by the Public Theater, and staged as the sun sets in an open-air amphitheater surrounded by trees — is just too big to pull together at a time when no one knows when large gatherings will be permitted again. | The annual festival — founded and run by the Public Theater, and staged as the sun sets in an open-air amphitheater surrounded by trees — is just too big to pull together at a time when no one knows when large gatherings will be permitted again. |
| Shakespeare in the Park has been performed for free at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater since 1962. It was to include two shows this season: a new production of “Richard II,” directed by Saheem Ali; followed by a musical adaptation of “As You Like It,” directed by Laurie Woolery. | Shakespeare in the Park has been performed for free at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater since 1962. It was to include two shows this season: a new production of “Richard II,” directed by Saheem Ali; followed by a musical adaptation of “As You Like It,” directed by Laurie Woolery. |
| Updated June 30, 2020 | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| But the Public does have several digital initiatives, including a collaboration with regional theaters to commission mini-plays that anyone can read aloud at home; a weekly online Shakespeare challenge; streams of Joe’s Pub performances; and an opportunity to watch the Pulitzer-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks at work. | But the Public does have several digital initiatives, including a collaboration with regional theaters to commission mini-plays that anyone can read aloud at home; a weekly online Shakespeare challenge; streams of Joe’s Pub performances; and an opportunity to watch the Pulitzer-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks at work. |
| It’s Tuesday — all the world’s a stage. | It’s Tuesday — all the world’s a stage. |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| I moved into an apartment and inherited an ugly mustard-color mohair couch that the roommate who had lived there before me left behind. I hated it. | I moved into an apartment and inherited an ugly mustard-color mohair couch that the roommate who had lived there before me left behind. I hated it. |
| Some years later, curious about a noise in the hallway of my fourth-floor walk-up, I opened the door to find two delivery men trying to maneuver my neighbors’ old sleeper sofa toward the stairs. | Some years later, curious about a noise in the hallway of my fourth-floor walk-up, I opened the door to find two delivery men trying to maneuver my neighbors’ old sleeper sofa toward the stairs. |
| My neighbors, it turned out, had bought a new couch. My boyfriend and I asked if we could buy the old one. | My neighbors, it turned out, had bought a new couch. My boyfriend and I asked if we could buy the old one. |
| Sure, my neighbors said, for $15 — the amount of the tip the delivery men were going to get for taking the couch downstairs. For that sum, they would take mine to the curb instead. | Sure, my neighbors said, for $15 — the amount of the tip the delivery men were going to get for taking the couch downstairs. For that sum, they would take mine to the curb instead. |
| The delivery men suggested I put a sign on my couch saying it was for sale and that anyone interested should ring my apartment. | The delivery men suggested I put a sign on my couch saying it was for sale and that anyone interested should ring my apartment. |
| That’s what we did. And five minutes later, the doorbell rang. It was a mother and her son who were looking for a couch to buy. | That’s what we did. And five minutes later, the doorbell rang. It was a mother and her son who were looking for a couch to buy. |
| They paid us $15, and the ugly couch was happily walked down the street to a new home. | They paid us $15, and the ugly couch was happily walked down the street to a new home. |
| — Mindy Hermann | — Mindy Hermann |
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