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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. |
| There are now more than one million known cases in the U.S. | There are now more than one million known cases in the U.S. |
| President Trump plans to sign an executive order intended to keep meat processing plants open and head off shortages. | President Trump plans to sign an executive order intended to keep meat processing plants open and head off shortages. |
| More than 5,200 construction projects have reopened in New York City. | More than 5,200 construction projects have reopened in New York City. |
| Get the latest updates here, as well as maps, a tracker for U.S. metro areas and full coverage. | Get the latest updates here, as well as maps, a tracker for U.S. metro areas and full coverage. |
| Now that nonessential businesses are starting to reopen in parts of the U.S., many are asking how soon children in those reopening districts can go back to school. But for most of the country, the answer looks likely to be, not until summer at the soonest, and maybe not until fall. | Now that nonessential businesses are starting to reopen in parts of the U.S., many are asking how soon children in those reopening districts can go back to school. But for most of the country, the answer looks likely to be, not until summer at the soonest, and maybe not until fall. |
| And when they do return, educators say, it may be to a very different school day and classroom experience than they remember. | And when they do return, educators say, it may be to a very different school day and classroom experience than they remember. |
| Administrators are considering having half of their students come in the morning and the other half in the afternoon, or on alternate days, so that desks can be spread out and buses aren’t packed. | Administrators are considering having half of their students come in the morning and the other half in the afternoon, or on alternate days, so that desks can be spread out and buses aren’t packed. |
| Socially distanced lunchrooms. Teachers and students wearing face masks. Temperature checks at the front door. And forget note-passing, study groups or even recess. | Socially distanced lunchrooms. Teachers and students wearing face masks. Temperature checks at the front door. And forget note-passing, study groups or even recess. |
| Nearly all states have already suspended in-person classes for the rest of the academic year, and even in states that haven’t, many districts have said spring is too soon to open the schoolhouse doors again. | Nearly all states have already suspended in-person classes for the rest of the academic year, and even in states that haven’t, many districts have said spring is too soon to open the schoolhouse doors again. |
| In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that classes might resume in July for a summer session to make up for lost class time. But in Illinois, officials have warned that remote learning could continue indefinitely. “This may be the new normal even in the fall,” said Janice Jackson, chief executive of Chicago Public Schools. | In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that classes might resume in July for a summer session to make up for lost class time. But in Illinois, officials have warned that remote learning could continue indefinitely. “This may be the new normal even in the fall,” said Janice Jackson, chief executive of Chicago Public Schools. |
| Officials are keenly aware that the economy can’t really get back to normal until there are places for children to safely spend the day while their parents are at work. “But we need to do it in a safe way,” Governor Newsom said this month, “so that kids are not going to school, getting infected and coming back home and infecting Grandma and Grandpa.” | Officials are keenly aware that the economy can’t really get back to normal until there are places for children to safely spend the day while their parents are at work. “But we need to do it in a safe way,” Governor Newsom said this month, “so that kids are not going to school, getting infected and coming back home and infecting Grandma and Grandpa.” |
| Ahead of the U.S.: Some nations, where the outbreak has ebbed, have already reopened schools, albeit in virus-colored ways. In Denmark, classes as well as other activities are being held partly outdoors. Students in China have returned to classrooms with glass desk dividers and teachers in protective suits. | Ahead of the U.S.: Some nations, where the outbreak has ebbed, have already reopened schools, albeit in virus-colored ways. In Denmark, classes as well as other activities are being held partly outdoors. Students in China have returned to classrooms with glass desk dividers and teachers in protective suits. |
| Federal guidelines: The C.D.C. plans to issue detailed guidance soon on how American schools, day care centers, restaurants and churches can reopen. The Washington Post has a working draft of the guidelines; most of it boils down to what you’ve already heard: sanitize everything and everybody, stay a good distance apart, minimize contact with outsiders and watch vigilantly for signs of illness. | Federal guidelines: The C.D.C. plans to issue detailed guidance soon on how American schools, day care centers, restaurants and churches can reopen. The Washington Post has a working draft of the guidelines; most of it boils down to what you’ve already heard: sanitize everything and everybody, stay a good distance apart, minimize contact with outsiders and watch vigilantly for signs of illness. |
| 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. |
| Widespread testing for the coronavirus is an important step in restarting public life: Officials need it to pinpoint hot spots and stave off new waves of infection. But the federal government has struggled to make it happen. | Widespread testing for the coronavirus is an important step in restarting public life: Officials need it to pinpoint hot spots and stave off new waves of infection. But the federal government has struggled to make it happen. |
| The U.S. has conducted about 5.2 million coronavirus tests in the past seven weeks; on Monday, President Trump unveiled a new plan to assist state testing efforts, which he said would “double” that figure. | The U.S. has conducted about 5.2 million coronavirus tests in the past seven weeks; on Monday, President Trump unveiled a new plan to assist state testing efforts, which he said would “double” that figure. |
| According to a panel of experts convened by Harvard University, though, the country needs to be conducting five million tests a day by early June for a safe social reopening, and ramping up to 20 million a day by late July. | According to a panel of experts convened by Harvard University, though, the country needs to be conducting five million tests a day by early June for a safe social reopening, and ramping up to 20 million a day by late July. |
| Rhode Island offers an encouraging example of the difference that large-scale testing can make. It has managed to test about 5 percent of its population so far, a larger share than any other state. | Rhode Island offers an encouraging example of the difference that large-scale testing can make. It has managed to test about 5 percent of its population so far, a larger share than any other state. |
| Lots of cases were found that might otherwise have been overlooked, so the state’s infection count has ballooned. But officials there now have a better handle on the spread of the virus than those in most other states. | Lots of cases were found that might otherwise have been overlooked, so the state’s infection count has ballooned. But officials there now have a better handle on the spread of the virus than those in most other states. |
| Rhode Island has also deployed a legion of workers to trace the contacts of infected individuals, and it has set up free testing locations in cities. It is now using the data to plan a measured reopening in two weeks. | Rhode Island has also deployed a legion of workers to trace the contacts of infected individuals, and it has set up free testing locations in cities. It is now using the data to plan a measured reopening in two weeks. |
| Faulty tests: On today’s episode of “The Daily,” Katie Thomas, who covers the health care industry for The Times, explains how flawed diagnostic testing has hamstrung U.S. policymakers. | Faulty tests: On today’s episode of “The Daily,” Katie Thomas, who covers the health care industry for The Times, explains how flawed diagnostic testing has hamstrung U.S. policymakers. |
| As states and countries gradually reopen, the arts world is finding inventive ways to hold performances and to welcome patrons again — with plenty of precautions. South Korea may be leading the way once more. | As states and countries gradually reopen, the arts world is finding inventive ways to hold performances and to welcome patrons again — with plenty of precautions. South Korea may be leading the way once more. |
| Gallery openings have resumed in Seoul, where attendants take down the name, address and phone number of visitors to aid with contact tracing, in case anyone later learns of exposure to the coronavirus. Fashion-forward patrons now don face masks, the latest accessory, to attend events. | Gallery openings have resumed in Seoul, where attendants take down the name, address and phone number of visitors to aid with contact tracing, in case anyone later learns of exposure to the coronavirus. Fashion-forward patrons now don face masks, the latest accessory, to attend events. |
| In the U.S., the Barrington Stage Company in Massachusetts says it plans to have live theatrical performances this summer, with pared-down programming and a modified theater. | In the U.S., the Barrington Stage Company in Massachusetts says it plans to have live theatrical performances this summer, with pared-down programming and a modified theater. |
| Instead of its usual ambitious musicals, Barrington will look to stage one-person shows and a play in which the relationships are so strained, social distancing will seem easy. Kissing scenes and sword fights are on indefinite hiatus. | Instead of its usual ambitious musicals, Barrington will look to stage one-person shows and a play in which the relationships are so strained, social distancing will seem easy. Kissing scenes and sword fights are on indefinite hiatus. |
| The theater is also removing every second row of seats, opening more entrances and eliminating intermissions to prevent restroom lines. And all attendees will have to wear masks (though they needn’t be Comedy or Tragedy). | The theater is also removing every second row of seats, opening more entrances and eliminating intermissions to prevent restroom lines. And all attendees will have to wear masks (though they needn’t be Comedy or Tragedy). |
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| Acting class moves online: Zoom lessons may not be ideal for learning how to perform, but students are finding that videoconferencing can offer an unexpected plus: the opportunity for more intimacy and nuance. | Acting class moves online: Zoom lessons may not be ideal for learning how to perform, but students are finding that videoconferencing can offer an unexpected plus: the opportunity for more intimacy and nuance. |
| At least 40,000 more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic than the official death counts report, according to a Times analysis of mortality data in 12 countries. | At least 40,000 more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic than the official death counts report, according to a Times analysis of mortality data in 12 countries. |
| Deaths are difficult to track in the middle of a pandemic, in part because of the limited availability of testing. To reach their estimate, our colleagues compared the number of deaths and burials in the past month with the historical averages for each country. | Deaths are difficult to track in the middle of a pandemic, in part because of the limited availability of testing. To reach their estimate, our colleagues compared the number of deaths and burials in the past month with the historical averages for each country. |
| Argentina, which has 4,033 confirmed cases and 197 deaths, has banned all commercial flights until Sept. 1, imposing the strictest travel ban in the Americas. | Argentina, which has 4,033 confirmed cases and 197 deaths, has banned all commercial flights until Sept. 1, imposing the strictest travel ban in the Americas. |
| It would be “exceedingly difficult” for Japan to host the Olympics without a vaccine, even in 2021, the president of the Japan Medical Association said. | It would be “exceedingly difficult” for Japan to host the Olympics without a vaccine, even in 2021, the president of the Japan Medical Association said. |
| As Germany has started reopening, there has been an uptick in the rate of transmission for the virus. | As Germany has started reopening, there has been an uptick in the rate of transmission for the virus. |
| In Britain, where there have been 157,149 cases and 21,092 deaths, the government said it would give 60,000 pounds (about $75,000) to families of health care workers who die from the virus. | In Britain, where there have been 157,149 cases and 21,092 deaths, the government said it would give 60,000 pounds (about $75,000) to families of health care workers who die from the virus. |
| Evaluate your budget: Your finances may be tight, but there are helpful changes you can make during the coronavirus lockdown. Here’s what to trim, and what not to touch, in your budget right now. | Evaluate your budget: Your finances may be tight, but there are helpful changes you can make during the coronavirus lockdown. Here’s what to trim, and what not to touch, in your budget right now. |
| Head outdoors (safely): Sunlight is not a cure for the coronavirus, but it does have other benefits for the mind and body. Try a 15- to 45-minute walk when possible, while being careful to maintain adequate social distance between yourself and others. | Head outdoors (safely): Sunlight is not a cure for the coronavirus, but it does have other benefits for the mind and body. Try a 15- to 45-minute walk when possible, while being careful to maintain adequate social distance between yourself and others. |
| Learn a new language: Here’s a list of ways to learn a new language while quarantined including apps, videos, video chats and foreign language films. | Learn a new language: Here’s a list of ways to learn a new language while quarantined including apps, videos, video chats and foreign language films. |
| Eat together: Samin Nosrat, the author of “Salt Fat Acid Heat,” is hosting a virtual feast on Sunday. Make her lasagna dish, and then tune into Instagram Live to celebrate with her. | Eat together: Samin Nosrat, the author of “Salt Fat Acid Heat,” is hosting a virtual feast on Sunday. Make her lasagna dish, and then tune into Instagram Live to celebrate with her. |
| China is pushing back against the growing chorus of voices around the world calling for the country to pay compensation for the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. | China is pushing back against the growing chorus of voices around the world calling for the country to pay compensation for the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. |
| A rush to treatments. Hyping untested science. Bad biometrical research. The pandemic is exposing longstanding fault lines in medicine and thwarting the search for effective treatments, Slate reports. | A rush to treatments. Hyping untested science. Bad biometrical research. The pandemic is exposing longstanding fault lines in medicine and thwarting the search for effective treatments, Slate reports. |
| An archaic British law requiring the presence of two witnesses to sign a will is prompting people to take drastic measures like drive-by signings and passing documents through windows. | An archaic British law requiring the presence of two witnesses to sign a will is prompting people to take drastic measures like drive-by signings and passing documents through windows. |
| JetBlue is requiring passengers to wear face masks on flights, becoming the first U.S. airline to do so. | JetBlue is requiring passengers to wear face masks on flights, becoming the first U.S. airline to do so. |
| I’m five months pregnant with our first baby, and unable to attend the group prenatal classes I’d always imagined I would. My husband wants to be supportive, so now we do an online prenatal yoga video together in the mornings. He doesn’t quite understand my aches and pains like another pregnant lady, but his enthusiasm is all I need. | I’m five months pregnant with our first baby, and unable to attend the group prenatal classes I’d always imagined I would. My husband wants to be supportive, so now we do an online prenatal yoga video together in the mornings. He doesn’t quite understand my aches and pains like another pregnant lady, but his enthusiasm is all I need. |
| — Emma Noizumi, San Francisco | — Emma Noizumi, San Francisco |
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