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Weather: Watch for showers or thunderstorms. High around 60.Weather: Watch for showers or thunderstorms. High around 60.
Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Tuesday. Meters are in effect.Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Tuesday. Meters are in effect.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that 38 New York City children had been diagnosed with a serious new inflammatory syndrome that city health officials say appears to be linked to an immune response to Covid-19.Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that 38 New York City children had been diagnosed with a serious new inflammatory syndrome that city health officials say appears to be linked to an immune response to Covid-19.
That is more than double the 15 cases the city health department warned of in an alert to city health providers last Monday.That is more than double the 15 cases the city health department warned of in an alert to city health providers last Monday.
The illness, known as pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, introduces a troubling new aspect to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has largely spared children from serious disease. Statewide, three children have died of the inflammatory condition, including one in New York City, and state officials were investigating 85 potential cases, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Sunday.The illness, known as pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, introduces a troubling new aspect to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has largely spared children from serious disease. Statewide, three children have died of the inflammatory condition, including one in New York City, and state officials were investigating 85 potential cases, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Sunday.
Of the three children that have died, two were of elementary-school age and one was an adolescent, said Dr. Howard Zucker, the state health commissioner. They lived in different counties and were not known to have pre-existing conditions.Of the three children that have died, two were of elementary-school age and one was an adolescent, said Dr. Howard Zucker, the state health commissioner. They lived in different counties and were not known to have pre-existing conditions.
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Governor Cuomo announced a series of new measures on Sunday to help protect the roughly 100,000 New Yorkers who are living in nursing homes, which have seen thousands of deaths from Covid-19.Governor Cuomo announced a series of new measures on Sunday to help protect the roughly 100,000 New Yorkers who are living in nursing homes, which have seen thousands of deaths from Covid-19.
He also warned that any nursing home operator that failed to provide appropriate care for each of its residents, whether because of a shortage of personal protective equipment or staff, or inability to appropriately isolate coronavirus-positive patients, would lose its operating license.He also warned that any nursing home operator that failed to provide appropriate care for each of its residents, whether because of a shortage of personal protective equipment or staff, or inability to appropriately isolate coronavirus-positive patients, would lose its operating license.
“The rule is very simple,” Mr. Cuomo said. “If a nursing home cannot provide care for a person and provide the appropriate level of care for any reason, they must transfer the person out of the facility.”“The rule is very simple,” Mr. Cuomo said. “If a nursing home cannot provide care for a person and provide the appropriate level of care for any reason, they must transfer the person out of the facility.”
[Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.][Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.]
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday praised the city’s efforts to engage with homeless people and provide shelter for them as the subway shuts down nightly, though advocates continued to urge the city to provide more resources.Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday praised the city’s efforts to engage with homeless people and provide shelter for them as the subway shuts down nightly, though advocates continued to urge the city to provide more resources.
Since the Metropolitan Transportation Authority began its nightly closure of the subway system on Wednesday, the city’s Department of Homeless Services has been working with the transit agency and the police to coax homeless people on the trains into shelters.Since the Metropolitan Transportation Authority began its nightly closure of the subway system on Wednesday, the city’s Department of Homeless Services has been working with the transit agency and the police to coax homeless people on the trains into shelters.
Mr. de Blasio reported Sunday that 384 people had been approached the previous night, and 175 of them had agreed to go to shelters, while 23 went to hospitals. Friday night, when 416 people were approached, 183 went to shelters and 29 to hospitals. The commissioner of social services, Steven Banks, noted that not every person who was taken to a shelter necessarily entered it and stayed.Mr. de Blasio reported Sunday that 384 people had been approached the previous night, and 175 of them had agreed to go to shelters, while 23 went to hospitals. Friday night, when 416 people were approached, 183 went to shelters and 29 to hospitals. The commissioner of social services, Steven Banks, noted that not every person who was taken to a shelter necessarily entered it and stayed.
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A 59-year-old man was hit by a United States Postal Service truck on Sunday in Manhattan. [amNY]A 59-year-old man was hit by a United States Postal Service truck on Sunday in Manhattan. [amNY]
New York City police officers rescued a man who threatened to jump from the Kosciuszko Bridge. [Daily News]New York City police officers rescued a man who threatened to jump from the Kosciuszko Bridge. [Daily News]
Michael Halkias, owner of the Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn, died from Covid-19. [Brooklyn Paper]Michael Halkias, owner of the Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn, died from Covid-19. [Brooklyn Paper]
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New Yorkers have found that working from home, even when home is a studio apartment, is mostly doable. Working out at home, though? That’s another matter.New Yorkers have found that working from home, even when home is a studio apartment, is mostly doable. Working out at home, though? That’s another matter.
Since the coronavirus shut down gyms and fitness studios in March, apartment-bound New Yorkers have been struggling to stay fit indoors without driving their downstairs neighbors crazy.Since the coronavirus shut down gyms and fitness studios in March, apartment-bound New Yorkers have been struggling to stay fit indoors without driving their downstairs neighbors crazy.
Christopher Ming Ryan, 57, used to do cardio workouts a few times a week at the Planet Fitness near his Washington Heights co-op.Christopher Ming Ryan, 57, used to do cardio workouts a few times a week at the Planet Fitness near his Washington Heights co-op.
After the gym shut down, he started doing a seven-minute high-intensity workout at home instead. “I found a good one on YouTube,” Mr. Ryan said. “There is some high knee running in place — the woman in the video looks like the girl in ‘Flashdance' doing ‘Maniac.’”After the gym shut down, he started doing a seven-minute high-intensity workout at home instead. “I found a good one on YouTube,” Mr. Ryan said. “There is some high knee running in place — the woman in the video looks like the girl in ‘Flashdance' doing ‘Maniac.’”
For several weeks, he was loving how the quick bout of exercise broke up his afternoons. And then he bumped into his downstairs neighbor on the street.For several weeks, he was loving how the quick bout of exercise broke up his afternoons. And then he bumped into his downstairs neighbor on the street.
“She asked if I was having work done near the bathroom,” Mr. Ryan said.“She asked if I was having work done near the bathroom,” Mr. Ryan said.
Even in normal times, noise complaints are commonplace in apartment buildings, but now there are also adults doing jumping jacks and burpees.Even in normal times, noise complaints are commonplace in apartment buildings, but now there are also adults doing jumping jacks and burpees.
Updated May 28, 2020
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.)
More than 40 million people — the equivalent of 1 in 4 U.S. workers — have filed for unemployment benefits since the pandemic took hold. One in five who were working in February reported losing a job or being furloughed in March or the beginning of April, data from a Federal Reserve survey released on May 14 showed, and that pain was highly concentrated among low earners. Fully 39 percent of former workers living in a household earning $40,000 or less lost work, compared with 13 percent in those making more than $100,000, a Fed official said.
There is an uptick in people reporting symptoms of chilblains, which are painful red or purple lesions that typically appear in the winter on fingers or toes. The lesions are emerging as yet another symptom of infection with the new coronavirus. Chilblains are caused by inflammation in small blood vessels in reaction to cold or damp conditions, but they are usually common in the coldest winter months. Federal health officials do not include toe lesions in the list of coronavirus symptoms, but some dermatologists are pushing for a change, saying so-called Covid toe should be sufficient grounds for testing.
Yes, but make sure you keep six feet of distance between you and people who don’t live in your home. Even if you just hang out in a park, rather than go for a jog or a walk, getting some fresh air, and hopefully sunshine, is a good idea.
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.
Charity Navigator, which evaluates charities using a numbers-based system, has a running list of nonprofits working in communities affected by the outbreak. You can give blood through the American Red Cross, and World Central Kitchen has stepped in to distribute meals in major cities.
“If you are doing higher-impact workouts, it is going to interfere with your downstairs neighbor,” said Josh Grimm, founder of the health and fitness brand Fitnut, who lives in Chelsea and has been doing remote sessions with clients. “For nine out of 10 of my clients, I’m doing low-impact body-weight-resistance workouts.”“If you are doing higher-impact workouts, it is going to interfere with your downstairs neighbor,” said Josh Grimm, founder of the health and fitness brand Fitnut, who lives in Chelsea and has been doing remote sessions with clients. “For nine out of 10 of my clients, I’m doing low-impact body-weight-resistance workouts.”
[The small-space workout challenge.][The small-space workout challenge.]
Luis Paredes, the owner of the West New York, N.J., branch of CKO Kickboxing, said that setting up at-home workouts for his clients had taken a lot of trial and error. “At first I was like, ‘Wow, doing this in the living room, the music is really going to be a factor,’” said Mr. Paredes, who gave his neighbors a heads up that once or twice a day, he’d be bouncing up and down and screaming at a screen.Luis Paredes, the owner of the West New York, N.J., branch of CKO Kickboxing, said that setting up at-home workouts for his clients had taken a lot of trial and error. “At first I was like, ‘Wow, doing this in the living room, the music is really going to be a factor,’” said Mr. Paredes, who gave his neighbors a heads up that once or twice a day, he’d be bouncing up and down and screaming at a screen.
He added an exercise mat on top of his rug to cushion calisthenic elements and started incorporating noise-sensitive modifications.He added an exercise mat on top of his rug to cushion calisthenic elements and started incorporating noise-sensitive modifications.
“I’ll say, ‘Do a jump squat, but if you’re injured or somewhere you can’t make a lot of noise, just do a squat.’”“I’ll say, ‘Do a jump squat, but if you’re injured or somewhere you can’t make a lot of noise, just do a squat.’”
Besides mats, pads and modifications, relatively simple gear can also help. After the fitness center and lap pool shut down at 50 West, a high-rise condo in Lower Manhattan, the building started offering online classes and distributing home fitness kits with glider booties, ab wheels and resistance bands — all to keep workouts quiet.Besides mats, pads and modifications, relatively simple gear can also help. After the fitness center and lap pool shut down at 50 West, a high-rise condo in Lower Manhattan, the building started offering online classes and distributing home fitness kits with glider booties, ab wheels and resistance bands — all to keep workouts quiet.
It’s Monday — keep on moving.It’s Monday — keep on moving.
Dear Diary:Dear Diary:
I had a business on 23rd Street across from Madison Square Park in the 1980s. Once a week, I would order a delicious shish kebab from a street vendor on Park Avenue and 22nd Street. We never spoke, but I knew he knew me.I had a business on 23rd Street across from Madison Square Park in the 1980s. Once a week, I would order a delicious shish kebab from a street vendor on Park Avenue and 22nd Street. We never spoke, but I knew he knew me.
One day, when it was my turn to order, the vendor handed me his fork and asked me to take over because he had run out of tomatoes.One day, when it was my turn to order, the vendor handed me his fork and asked me to take over because he had run out of tomatoes.
I took the fork, turned to the other customers and started taking and cooking their orders.I took the fork, turned to the other customers and started taking and cooking their orders.
One of my clients happened to walk by. We nodded at each other, and he kept walking without stopping to ask what I was doing.One of my clients happened to walk by. We nodded at each other, and he kept walking without stopping to ask what I was doing.
— Janet Scagnelli— Janet Scagnelli
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