Tag Archives: Lockdown

The country is experiencing its worst coronavirus flare-up since last summer, testing the government’s success in subduing the disease. When a handful of new coronavirus cases materialized this month in a province surrounding Beijing — apparently spread at a village wedding party — the Chinese authorities bolted into action. They …

Here’s what you need to know: California, Florida and Texas, home to nearly 100 million, are getting swamped by the virus. To demand that schools reopen, Betsy DeVos abandons a long advocacy of local control. Britain is expected to mandate face coverings in shops and supermarkets. Delta lost $ 5.7 …

Singapore has moved into the second phase of the circuit breaker but the first day of Phase 2 saw crowds and long lines at malls and other hotspots. This begs the question: Could this cause another round of circuit-breaker in Singapore? Crowd Prevention Isn’t Working Perfectly After almost three months …

Here’s what you need to know: Officials in N.Y. and Houston are considering another lockdown. Health experts predict the virus will afflict the U.S. for months to come. The White House won’t support extending expanded unemployment benefits past July, a top aide says. China’s economy rebounds. But even as bars …

The adult male scarlet tanager is a medium-size songbird with glaring crimson feathers and jet-black wings. It can be hard to spot, because the species tends to forage among the upper branches of tall trees. But it does come down to earth, and sometimes can be caught hanging out with …

Here’s what you need to know: Spain’s adults and teenagers are allowed out to exercise, in shifts. India reports its biggest single-day rise in cases. Britons might be too scared to go out after lockdown, an academic says. Our Baghdad bureau chief reports on the dire state of Syria’s fight …

Photo by Sergey Mironov / Shutterstock.com Saving money on gas is one of the few silver linings to the coronavirus-inspired lockdown. Most of us are logging just a fraction of the miles we normally drive every week. Eventually, the pandemic will pass, and we will return to the open road. …

MANILA — Even before the coronavirus arrived in Manila, a saying in the capital’s sprawling San Roque slum — “no one dies from a fever” — crystallized the many threats that its residents faced in their daily lives. Drug-fueled petty crime. Food shortages. Overcrowding and poor sanitation. Fever, body aches …

This briefing has ended. Read global live updates on the coronavirus here. Here’s what you need to know: Countries around the world are weighing the costs and benefits of reopening society. A Times examination reveals the extent of President Trump’s slow response to the virus, which has now claimed more …