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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today | Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today |
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This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the global outbreak. Sign up here to get the briefing by email. | This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the global outbreak. Sign up here to get the briefing by email. |
Despite Florida’s sharp rise in cases over the past month, Walt Disney World in Orlando is preparing to welcome guests starting this weekend. | Despite Florida’s sharp rise in cases over the past month, Walt Disney World in Orlando is preparing to welcome guests starting this weekend. |
Several Disney parks will reopen on Saturday for a limited number of visitors. The company has installed 4,000 hand-sanitizing stations and announced a strict set of rules: Masks are required for all employees and visitors; parades, fireworks and indoor shows have been suspended; and hugging the costumed Mickey Mouse is no longer allowed. | Several Disney parks will reopen on Saturday for a limited number of visitors. The company has installed 4,000 hand-sanitizing stations and announced a strict set of rules: Masks are required for all employees and visitors; parades, fireworks and indoor shows have been suspended; and hugging the costumed Mickey Mouse is no longer allowed. |
But some Disney World employees still don’t feel safe going back to work. About 750 performers have refused to return, in part because the company will not pay to test its workers. And an online petition by employees, which asks the company to keep its parks closed until infections subside, has gathered more than 19,000 signatures. | But some Disney World employees still don’t feel safe going back to work. About 750 performers have refused to return, in part because the company will not pay to test its workers. And an online petition by employees, which asks the company to keep its parks closed until infections subside, has gathered more than 19,000 signatures. |
Life in the bubble. One notable group has already begun to arrive in Orlando: N.B.A. players. The Times’s Marc Stein looked at how the league is trying to keep the virus out as it prepares to finish its season isolated inside the resort. | Life in the bubble. One notable group has already begun to arrive in Orlando: N.B.A. players. The Times’s Marc Stein looked at how the league is trying to keep the virus out as it prepares to finish its season isolated inside the resort. |
Some airlines, notably Delta and Southwest, are intentionally keeping their planes partly empty. Others, like United and American, have returned to filling every seat they can. On one recent American flight, passengers were even prohibited from moving into empty exit rows because they had not paid extra for them. | Some airlines, notably Delta and Southwest, are intentionally keeping their planes partly empty. Others, like United and American, have returned to filling every seat they can. On one recent American flight, passengers were even prohibited from moving into empty exit rows because they had not paid extra for them. |
It’s safe to say that flying on a U.S. airline these days is just as fraught and confusing as every other activity that was commonplace before the coronavirus pandemic. | It’s safe to say that flying on a U.S. airline these days is just as fraught and confusing as every other activity that was commonplace before the coronavirus pandemic. |
“Airlines are between a rock and a hard place,” said Joseph Schwieterman, a transportation expert and professor at DePaul University in Chicago. “They can’t cover their costs unless their planes are at least three-quarters full, but for many passengers, the prospect of flying elbow-to-elbow with strangers is a forbidding prospect. There is no obvious way to reconcile this contradiction.” | “Airlines are between a rock and a hard place,” said Joseph Schwieterman, a transportation expert and professor at DePaul University in Chicago. “They can’t cover their costs unless their planes are at least three-quarters full, but for many passengers, the prospect of flying elbow-to-elbow with strangers is a forbidding prospect. There is no obvious way to reconcile this contradiction.” |
The photographer Moris Moreno documented one recent cross-country flight — from an airport full of social-distancing floor decals but short on open shops and restaurants, to a plane carrying masked, anxious passengers. But depending on the airline and route you fly, and the luck of the draw, your mileage may vary. | The photographer Moris Moreno documented one recent cross-country flight — from an airport full of social-distancing floor decals but short on open shops and restaurants, to a plane carrying masked, anxious passengers. But depending on the airline and route you fly, and the luck of the draw, your mileage may vary. |
Throughout the pandemic, one of the most politically charged issues has been the status of religious institutions. Some conservative leaders pushed back at stay-at-home restrictions, and President Trump threatened to overrule states that refused to open churches in May, declaring them “essential.” | Throughout the pandemic, one of the most politically charged issues has been the status of religious institutions. Some conservative leaders pushed back at stay-at-home restrictions, and President Trump threatened to overrule states that refused to open churches in May, declaring them “essential.” |
But now that many houses of worship have resumed in-person services, some have emerged as hot spots. Churches may be particularly vulnerable to the virus, with many people in an enclosed space, talking and singing for an extended period. “It’s an ideal setting for transmission,” one infectious disease expert said. | But now that many houses of worship have resumed in-person services, some have emerged as hot spots. Churches may be particularly vulnerable to the virus, with many people in an enclosed space, talking and singing for an extended period. “It’s an ideal setting for transmission,” one infectious disease expert said. |
Across the U.S., more than 650 cases have been linked to nearly 40 churches, religious events and Christian youth camps — many from the last month. With infection rates soaring in the South and West, some churches that fought to reopen in those regions are being forced to close again. | Across the U.S., more than 650 cases have been linked to nearly 40 churches, religious events and Christian youth camps — many from the last month. With infection rates soaring in the South and West, some churches that fought to reopen in those regions are being forced to close again. |
Here’s a roundup of restrictions in all 50 states. | Here’s a roundup of restrictions in all 50 states. |
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Adam Pasick and Tom Wright-Piersanti contributed to today’s newsletter. | Adam Pasick and Tom Wright-Piersanti contributed to today’s newsletter. |