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| Coronavirus, Bernie Sanders, European Union: Your Thursday Briefing | Coronavirus, Bernie Sanders, European Union: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| The first European countries are tiptoeing toward loosening strict lockdown measures to combat the coronavirus that idled their economies. But easing restrictions too quickly could lead to catastrophic situations the lockdowns prevented. | The first European countries are tiptoeing toward loosening strict lockdown measures to combat the coronavirus that idled their economies. But easing restrictions too quickly could lead to catastrophic situations the lockdowns prevented. |
| Countries are now balancing public health with the prospect of an extended recession. Europe’s largest economies, Germany and France, warned on Wednesday that they were expecting the sharpest downturns since World War II. | Countries are now balancing public health with the prospect of an extended recession. Europe’s largest economies, Germany and France, warned on Wednesday that they were expecting the sharpest downturns since World War II. |
| Now, focus is on contentious talks within the European Union on how it plans to help hard-hit economies recover — a symbol of what solidarity will look like in the future for the bloc. | Now, focus is on contentious talks within the European Union on how it plans to help hard-hit economies recover — a symbol of what solidarity will look like in the future for the bloc. |
| European finance ministers failed to agree on a list of measures in a marathon meeting that went through Tuesday night. | European finance ministers failed to agree on a list of measures in a marathon meeting that went through Tuesday night. |
| New: Research shows the coronavirus began circulating the New York area as early as February with travelers from Europe, not Asia, mainly bringing it in. The state has confirmed more than 149,000 cases — a higher number than any country outside the United States. | New: Research shows the coronavirus began circulating the New York area as early as February with travelers from Europe, not Asia, mainly bringing it in. The state has confirmed more than 149,000 cases — a higher number than any country outside the United States. |
| Markets: Futures markets suggested Europe and Wall Street would open mixed on Thursday. | Markets: Futures markets suggested Europe and Wall Street would open mixed on Thursday. |
| Here are the latest updates and maps of the pandemic. | Here are the latest updates and maps of the pandemic. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that it would observe a unilateral cease-fire in the war in Yemen, paving a potential path toward peace. The pandemic has struck as many as 150 Saudi royals. | Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that it would observe a unilateral cease-fire in the war in Yemen, paving a potential path toward peace. The pandemic has struck as many as 150 Saudi royals. |
| More than two dozen companies have announced promising vaccine programs aimed at ending the pandemic, speeding through the early stages of testing unlike ever before. | More than two dozen companies have announced promising vaccine programs aimed at ending the pandemic, speeding through the early stages of testing unlike ever before. |
| The European Union’s top scientist, Dr. Mauro Ferrari, has quit after failing to persuade his superiors to set up and finance a major collective scientific program to confront the coronavirus. | The European Union’s top scientist, Dr. Mauro Ferrari, has quit after failing to persuade his superiors to set up and finance a major collective scientific program to confront the coronavirus. |
| Passover began at sundown yesterday. For observant Jews, the pandemic has complicated the holiday’s rules on food and gatherings. | Passover began at sundown yesterday. For observant Jews, the pandemic has complicated the holiday’s rules on food and gatherings. |
| The Times is providing free access to much of our coronavirus coverage, and our Coronavirus Briefing newsletter — like all of our newsletters — is free. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. | The Times is providing free access to much of our coronavirus coverage, and our Coronavirus Briefing newsletter — like all of our newsletters — is free. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. |
| We want to hear from the doctors, nurses and health care workers risking their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. Share your story here and submit a photograph of yourself or a video responding to our questions. | We want to hear from the doctors, nurses and health care workers risking their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. Share your story here and submit a photograph of yourself or a video responding to our questions. |
| “In this most desperate hour, I cannot in good conscience continue to mount a campaign that cannot win and which would interfere with the important work required of all of us,” Senator Bernie Sanders said in a video address on Wednesday. [Watch the video.] | “In this most desperate hour, I cannot in good conscience continue to mount a campaign that cannot win and which would interfere with the important work required of all of us,” Senator Bernie Sanders said in a video address on Wednesday. [Watch the video.] |
| The Vermont senator’s exit from the Democratic race establishes former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive nominee to challenge President Trump in the November election. | The Vermont senator’s exit from the Democratic race establishes former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive nominee to challenge President Trump in the November election. |
| Analysis: The tops of the Republican and Democratic tickets are now clear, but the campaign may well turn the election into a one-issue debate over Mr. Trump’s record in the coronavirus crisis. | Analysis: The tops of the Republican and Democratic tickets are now clear, but the campaign may well turn the election into a one-issue debate over Mr. Trump’s record in the coronavirus crisis. |
| The eight men had moved to Britain from different corners of its former empire, becoming doctors in the nation’s treasured National Health Service. | The eight men had moved to Britain from different corners of its former empire, becoming doctors in the nation’s treasured National Health Service. |
| They became the first, and so far only, doctors publicly reported to have died in Britain after catching the coronavirus. | They became the first, and so far only, doctors publicly reported to have died in Britain after catching the coronavirus. |
| In a country where anti-immigrant sentiment birthed the Brexit movement, Britain’s health system is heavily dependent on foreign doctors, many of whom are now on the front lines of the fight against the epidemic. | In a country where anti-immigrant sentiment birthed the Brexit movement, Britain’s health system is heavily dependent on foreign doctors, many of whom are now on the front lines of the fight against the epidemic. |
| Quotable: “Migrant doctors are architects of the N.H.S. — they’re what built it and held it together and worked in the most unpopular, most difficult areas, where white British doctors don’t want to go and work,” said one professor. “It’s a hidden story.” | Quotable: “Migrant doctors are architects of the N.H.S. — they’re what built it and held it together and worked in the most unpopular, most difficult areas, where white British doctors don’t want to go and work,” said one professor. “It’s a hidden story.” |
| Voices: “We are devastated.” Italy’s health workers, in portraits by the photographer Andrea Frazzetta, tell their stories. | Voices: “We are devastated.” Italy’s health workers, in portraits by the photographer Andrea Frazzetta, tell their stories. |
| Surprises: Social scientists are debating a contentious theory that adults living with their parents have made the virus more deadly in Italy and Spain. | Surprises: Social scientists are debating a contentious theory that adults living with their parents have made the virus more deadly in Italy and Spain. |
| Above, medical workers in China cheering as they prepared to leave Wuhan after the lockdown was lifted on Wednesday. As the pandemic unleashes the worst global crisis in decades, China has been locked in a public relations tug of war. | Above, medical workers in China cheering as they prepared to leave Wuhan after the lockdown was lifted on Wednesday. As the pandemic unleashes the worst global crisis in decades, China has been locked in a public relations tug of war. |
| Chinese leaders are using a propaganda machine to cast themselves as a responsible world power that has triumphed over the coronavirus. But the country is facing growing criticism that it initially hid the outbreak and understated its severity. | Chinese leaders are using a propaganda machine to cast themselves as a responsible world power that has triumphed over the coronavirus. But the country is facing growing criticism that it initially hid the outbreak and understated its severity. |
| Beijing’s ambitions for global leadership may rest on whether it is pilloried for the pandemic’s roots. | Beijing’s ambitions for global leadership may rest on whether it is pilloried for the pandemic’s roots. |
| India: In one of the most polluted cities on earth, a rare upside has emerged to the coronavirus: a pure blue sky. | India: In one of the most polluted cities on earth, a rare upside has emerged to the coronavirus: a pure blue sky. |
| German soccer: All clubs in the country’s top two divisions returned this week to the practice field while observing local health protocols, signaling to millions of soccer-starved supporters that they will soon be able to watch the sport again, and earlier than fans in Europe’s other top leagues. | German soccer: All clubs in the country’s top two divisions returned this week to the practice field while observing local health protocols, signaling to millions of soccer-starved supporters that they will soon be able to watch the sport again, and earlier than fans in Europe’s other top leagues. |
| Poland: The European Union’s highest court on Wednesday ordered a suspension of Poland’s widely criticized disciplinary regime for judges. Critics say the government is eroding the judicial system. | Poland: The European Union’s highest court on Wednesday ordered a suspension of Poland’s widely criticized disciplinary regime for judges. Critics say the government is eroding the judicial system. |
| In memoriam: John Prine, the country-folk singer known for his ingenious lyrics, died on Tuesday at 73 from coronavirus complications. Listen to an essential playlist of his songs. | In memoriam: John Prine, the country-folk singer known for his ingenious lyrics, died on Tuesday at 73 from coronavirus complications. Listen to an essential playlist of his songs. |
| Snapshot: Above, jigsaws are a new global pastime. Demand has surged past levels normally seen at Christmas. Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia even allowed people to leave the house to buy them. | Snapshot: Above, jigsaws are a new global pastime. Demand has surged past levels normally seen at Christmas. Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia even allowed people to leave the house to buy them. |
| We went inside a puzzle factory in Germany to learn more about a painstaking process that is now colliding with a sudden flood of orders. | We went inside a puzzle factory in Germany to learn more about a painstaking process that is now colliding with a sudden flood of orders. |
| Tip: Exercising four days a week can provide indispensable mental health support, according to a timely new study. | Tip: Exercising four days a week can provide indispensable mental health support, according to a timely new study. |
| What we’re checking out: The Social Distancing Festival, a calendar of live-streamed events. “You’ve probably already exhausted your Netflix and HBO options,” writes our national correspondent Michael Wines, “so here are different options to fill those lonely hours.” | What we’re checking out: The Social Distancing Festival, a calendar of live-streamed events. “You’ve probably already exhausted your Netflix and HBO options,” writes our national correspondent Michael Wines, “so here are different options to fill those lonely hours.” |
| Cook: Green goddess dressing, perfect for veggie dunking, uses almost any soft herbs or greens, puréed with something creamy, something garlicky or oniony and a few anchovies. | Cook: Green goddess dressing, perfect for veggie dunking, uses almost any soft herbs or greens, puréed with something creamy, something garlicky or oniony and a few anchovies. |
| Watch: Is Drake’s new single, “Toosie Slide,” a TikTok or a song? Our critic Jon Caramanica explores the question. We’ve also found a lot of good dance to stream. And if it’s been a while, this could be the day you watch Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rope.” | Watch: Is Drake’s new single, “Toosie Slide,” a TikTok or a song? Our critic Jon Caramanica explores the question. We’ve also found a lot of good dance to stream. And if it’s been a while, this could be the day you watch Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rope.” |
| Do: Are the children squabbling? We asked a bar bouncer, a kindergarten teacher, a hockey referee, a marriage and family therapist, and a police officer: How do you break up a fight? Then we figured out how to farm, inside your home. | Do: Are the children squabbling? We asked a bar bouncer, a kindergarten teacher, a hockey referee, a marriage and family therapist, and a police officer: How do you break up a fight? Then we figured out how to farm, inside your home. |
| We have more ideas about what to read, cook, watch and do while staying safe at home. | We have more ideas about what to read, cook, watch and do while staying safe at home. |
| Around the world, online habits are changing. But are we giving too much power to tech companies now — and possibly forever? Shira Ovide, the host of our On Tech newsletter, chatted about that question on Twitter with Kara Swisher, a veteran technology journalist and a New York Times contributing Opinion writer. Here are portions of their conversation, lightly edited. | Around the world, online habits are changing. But are we giving too much power to tech companies now — and possibly forever? Shira Ovide, the host of our On Tech newsletter, chatted about that question on Twitter with Kara Swisher, a veteran technology journalist and a New York Times contributing Opinion writer. Here are portions of their conversation, lightly edited. |
| Shira: How do you feel about us relying more than ever on services from tech companies? | Shira: How do you feel about us relying more than ever on services from tech companies? |
| Kara: I’m nervous about it. It doesn’t abrogate the problems they had before. | Kara: I’m nervous about it. It doesn’t abrogate the problems they had before. |
| Amazon is doing great things, yet look at what’s going on at their warehouses. Zoom is doing great things. But I have school-age kids, so I’m not too happy about what’s happening there with privacy and security. | Amazon is doing great things, yet look at what’s going on at their warehouses. Zoom is doing great things. But I have school-age kids, so I’m not too happy about what’s happening there with privacy and security. |
| Facebook has been better than in the past; it’s not permitting false information about the coronavirus to spread. I’m glad they are doing this, but I’m not going to give them a standing ovation for it. | Facebook has been better than in the past; it’s not permitting false information about the coronavirus to spread. I’m glad they are doing this, but I’m not going to give them a standing ovation for it. |
| What should tech companies like Amazon do to protect their workers? | What should tech companies like Amazon do to protect their workers? |
| Tech companies have lived off the back of other people’s cheap labor for a long time — whether it’s an Uber driver, a delivery person or Amazon warehouse workers. It’s just coming into sharp relief. | Tech companies have lived off the back of other people’s cheap labor for a long time — whether it’s an Uber driver, a delivery person or Amazon warehouse workers. It’s just coming into sharp relief. |
| These workers deserve much stronger pay and more benefits. That’s costly to the people who want to stay enormously wealthy, and to consumers who like a low price. | These workers deserve much stronger pay and more benefits. That’s costly to the people who want to stay enormously wealthy, and to consumers who like a low price. |
| What is keeping you happy right now? | What is keeping you happy right now? |
| I just had a baby with my girlfriend, and staring at a baby who has no idea that any of this is happening is really quite something. Watch a baby eat bananas for the first time. You will feel just fine. | I just had a baby with my girlfriend, and staring at a baby who has no idea that any of this is happening is really quite something. Watch a baby eat bananas for the first time. You will feel just fine. |
| Thank youTo Melissa Clark for the recipe, and to Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the rest of the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. | Thank youTo Melissa Clark for the recipe, and to Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the rest of the break from the news. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. |
| P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is about the U.S. Navy’s leadership crisis.• Here’s today’s Mini Crossword puzzle, and a clue: old saying (five letters). You can find all our puzzles here.• The Times’s DealBook team will discuss the pandemic’s deep and potentially lasting impact on media and advertising with our media columnist Ben Smith and our media industry reporter Edmund Lee at 11 a.m. Eastern on Thursday (4 p.m. in London). R.S.V.P. here. | P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is about the U.S. Navy’s leadership crisis.• Here’s today’s Mini Crossword puzzle, and a clue: old saying (five letters). You can find all our puzzles here.• The Times’s DealBook team will discuss the pandemic’s deep and potentially lasting impact on media and advertising with our media columnist Ben Smith and our media industry reporter Edmund Lee at 11 a.m. Eastern on Thursday (4 p.m. in London). R.S.V.P. here. |