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| W.H.O., Xi Jinping, SoftBank: Your Tuesday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re covering China’s response to calls for a coronavirus inquiry, a look at life in Wuhan after the lockdown and essays about finding joy right now. | We’re covering China’s response to calls for a coronavirus inquiry, a look at life in Wuhan after the lockdown and essays about finding joy right now. |
| President Xi Jinping of China pledged $2 billion to bolster the global fight against the pandemic led by the World Health Organization, but brushed aside calls for an independent investigation into the origins of the coronavirus. | President Xi Jinping of China pledged $2 billion to bolster the global fight against the pandemic led by the World Health Organization, but brushed aside calls for an independent investigation into the origins of the coronavirus. |
| The increased contribution from Beijing is likely to ratchet up pressure on the Trump administration, which has cut U.S. funding to the global health agency. | The increased contribution from Beijing is likely to ratchet up pressure on the Trump administration, which has cut U.S. funding to the global health agency. |
| It came as support for a W.H.O. probe into the origins and spread of the coronavirus has been gaining momentum. Mr. Xi said that China supported a review of the global response to the outbreak, but that it should wait until after the pandemic is under control. | It came as support for a W.H.O. probe into the origins and spread of the coronavirus has been gaining momentum. Mr. Xi said that China supported a review of the global response to the outbreak, but that it should wait until after the pandemic is under control. |
| U.S. reaction: A senior Trump administration official called China’s pledge “a token to distract from calls from a growing number of nations demanding accountability for the Chinese government’s failure to meet its obligations.” | U.S. reaction: A senior Trump administration official called China’s pledge “a token to distract from calls from a growing number of nations demanding accountability for the Chinese government’s failure to meet its obligations.” |
| Related: The Chinese Communist Party’s latest line is that the virus in effect could have started anywhere, according to an article published in the party’s magazine over the weekend. | Related: The Chinese Communist Party’s latest line is that the virus in effect could have started anywhere, according to an article published in the party’s magazine over the weekend. |
| Here are the latest updates and maps of where the virus has spread. | Here are the latest updates and maps of where the virus has spread. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| President Trump said he has been taking hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that the Food and Drug Administration warned can cause dangerous heart rhythm abnormalities in coronavirus patients, as a preventive measure for a week and a half. | President Trump said he has been taking hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that the Food and Drug Administration warned can cause dangerous heart rhythm abnormalities in coronavirus patients, as a preventive measure for a week and a half. |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany joined with President Emmanuel Macron of France to propose a 500 billion euro recovery fund for European countries and economic sectors hit hardest by the pandemic. Ms. Merkel called it “the biggest crisis in our history.” | Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany joined with President Emmanuel Macron of France to propose a 500 billion euro recovery fund for European countries and economic sectors hit hardest by the pandemic. Ms. Merkel called it “the biggest crisis in our history.” |
| The drug maker Moderna said that the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appeared to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus. The news helped buoy Wall Street, rallying the markets. | The drug maker Moderna said that the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appeared to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus. The news helped buoy Wall Street, rallying the markets. |
| A refugee center in Cologne, Germany, reported dozens of coronavirus cases, increasing epidemiologists’ fears that outbreaks would take hold in the cramped camps with few medical resources. | A refugee center in Cologne, Germany, reported dozens of coronavirus cases, increasing epidemiologists’ fears that outbreaks would take hold in the cramped camps with few medical resources. |
| Iran is facing a surge in cases after reopening late last month without meeting benchmarks in testing and contact tracing recommended by health experts. | Iran is facing a surge in cases after reopening late last month without meeting benchmarks in testing and contact tracing recommended by health experts. |
| 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. |
| Residents of Wuhan, the Chinese city where the pandemic began, are feeling their way toward an uncertain future after a two-month lockdown. Our reporter tells the stories of four of them as they learn to navigate life on the other side of the crisis. | Residents of Wuhan, the Chinese city where the pandemic began, are feeling their way toward an uncertain future after a two-month lockdown. Our reporter tells the stories of four of them as they learn to navigate life on the other side of the crisis. |
| Rosanna Yu has rediscovered bubble tea, visited Wuhan’s cherry blossoms and embraced the city’s new normal. Even traffic is a welcome change. “Seeing a lot of cars, I’m actually so happy,” she said. | Rosanna Yu has rediscovered bubble tea, visited Wuhan’s cherry blossoms and embraced the city’s new normal. Even traffic is a welcome change. “Seeing a lot of cars, I’m actually so happy,” she said. |
| Other residents’ lives were changed permanently: During the peak of the outbreak, Liang Yi, his wife and toddler son hunkered down at his parents’ home outside the city. Now he is preparing to live elsewhere. “If we can create better circumstances for him, then we don’t want to live in a city like Wuhan anymore.” | Other residents’ lives were changed permanently: During the peak of the outbreak, Liang Yi, his wife and toddler son hunkered down at his parents’ home outside the city. Now he is preparing to live elsewhere. “If we can create better circumstances for him, then we don’t want to live in a city like Wuhan anymore.” |
| Veranda Chen lost his mother to the coronavirus during the lockdown, but has since been reunited with his father, who survived the illness after a hospital stay. Hazel He avoid crowds and risks and doesn’t leave her neighborhood. | Veranda Chen lost his mother to the coronavirus during the lockdown, but has since been reunited with his father, who survived the illness after a hospital stay. Hazel He avoid crowds and risks and doesn’t leave her neighborhood. |
| There is trauma and grief, anger and fear. But there is also hope, gratitude and a newfound patience. | There is trauma and grief, anger and fear. But there is also hope, gratitude and a newfound patience. |
| For the first time since 2015, Japan has fallen into a recession. Its already struggling economy was dragged down by the virus. | For the first time since 2015, Japan has fallen into a recession. Its already struggling economy was dragged down by the virus. |
| The world’s third-largest economy after the U.S. and China shrank by an annualized rate of 3.4 percent in the first three months of the year, Japan’s government said on Monday. | The world’s third-largest economy after the U.S. and China shrank by an annualized rate of 3.4 percent in the first three months of the year, Japan’s government said on Monday. |
| The virus dealt a blow to Japan’s exports and tourism, after a drop in consumer spending coupled with a damaging typhoon. Recessions, often defined by two consecutive quarters of negative growth, may follow in other countries around the globe. | The virus dealt a blow to Japan’s exports and tourism, after a drop in consumer spending coupled with a damaging typhoon. Recessions, often defined by two consecutive quarters of negative growth, may follow in other countries around the globe. |
| In other news: Jack Ma, the Alibaba co-founder, resigned from SoftBank’s board. The departure came as the communications giant posted billions in losses this week. | In other news: Jack Ma, the Alibaba co-founder, resigned from SoftBank’s board. The departure came as the communications giant posted billions in losses this week. |
| China’s economy: Our reporters looked at China’s two-decade global lending spree to expand its influence. Now, as the economy reels, countries are telling Beijing they can’t pay the money back, and Beijing is at a crossroads. | China’s economy: Our reporters looked at China’s two-decade global lending spree to expand its influence. Now, as the economy reels, countries are telling Beijing they can’t pay the money back, and Beijing is at a crossroads. |
| These are not, on the surface, joyful times. Not in the slightest. Which is why you deserve some relief. Our Styles desk asked 14 writers what’s bringing them joy right now, and their answers included the mundane, like really slow jogging, as well as the big-picture joys, such as taking care of others. | These are not, on the surface, joyful times. Not in the slightest. Which is why you deserve some relief. Our Styles desk asked 14 writers what’s bringing them joy right now, and their answers included the mundane, like really slow jogging, as well as the big-picture joys, such as taking care of others. |
| The joy of getting lost was on the writer Alex Williams’s mind. That means walks with no GPS and no destination in mind. “It’s you versus the maze that is life. It’s up to you to find your way out,” he writes. | The joy of getting lost was on the writer Alex Williams’s mind. That means walks with no GPS and no destination in mind. “It’s you versus the maze that is life. It’s up to you to find your way out,” he writes. |
| Al Qaeda: U.S. investigators linked Al Qaeda to last year’s deadly shooting at a U.S. military base in Pensacola, Fla. They found evidence that the gunman, a Saudi cadet training with the U.S. military, communicated with a Qaeda operative who had encouraged the attacks. | Al Qaeda: U.S. investigators linked Al Qaeda to last year’s deadly shooting at a U.S. military base in Pensacola, Fla. They found evidence that the gunman, a Saudi cadet training with the U.S. military, communicated with a Qaeda operative who had encouraged the attacks. |
| Cyclone Amphan: India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of the storm expected to hit its east coast on Wednesday. | Cyclone Amphan: India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of the storm expected to hit its east coast on Wednesday. |
| Hong Kong brawl: Scuffles broke out Monday between lawmakers in Hong Kong as they debated the leadership of a committee that will consider legislation that pro-democracy politicians fear would tighten China’s control over the semiautonomous territory. The brawl was the second to break out in Hong Kong’s Legislature this month. | Hong Kong brawl: Scuffles broke out Monday between lawmakers in Hong Kong as they debated the leadership of a committee that will consider legislation that pro-democracy politicians fear would tighten China’s control over the semiautonomous territory. The brawl was the second to break out in Hong Kong’s Legislature this month. |
| Snapshot: Above, the stands at an FC Seoul game in the South Korean capital on Sunday. Yes, those are sex dolls — managers, who were trying to maintain festivity in stadiums with what they believed were ordinary mannequins, apologized once fans quickly pointed out the truth. | Snapshot: Above, the stands at an FC Seoul game in the South Korean capital on Sunday. Yes, those are sex dolls — managers, who were trying to maintain festivity in stadiums with what they believed were ordinary mannequins, apologized once fans quickly pointed out the truth. |
| What we’re reading: This Brain Pickings essay about “the extraordinary and enduring love between Emily Dickinson and Susan Gilbert, who ended up marrying her brother, Austin Dickinson.” Steven Erlanger, our chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, says it “is beautifully told and helps the lockdown.” | What we’re reading: This Brain Pickings essay about “the extraordinary and enduring love between Emily Dickinson and Susan Gilbert, who ended up marrying her brother, Austin Dickinson.” Steven Erlanger, our chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, says it “is beautifully told and helps the lockdown.” |
| Cook: This buttery caper sauce will lift any vegetable. Eat it with scrambled eggs, on its own as a side dish, or on top of spinach for a fresh salad. | Cook: This buttery caper sauce will lift any vegetable. Eat it with scrambled eggs, on its own as a side dish, or on top of spinach for a fresh salad. |
| Watch: A second viewing of a play online can bring some fresh revelations. And, here’s a look back at films to stream from the director Lynn Shelton, who died last week. | Watch: A second viewing of a play online can bring some fresh revelations. And, here’s a look back at films to stream from the director Lynn Shelton, who died last week. |
| Do: Give a different kind of graduation gift for the class of 2020 as they move into an off-kilter world. Look a little closer at macramé, rattan, bar carts and other interior décor trends. | Do: Give a different kind of graduation gift for the class of 2020 as they move into an off-kilter world. Look a little closer at macramé, rattan, bar carts and other interior décor trends. |
| Listen: This stellar acoustic Aventura concert live, archived on YouTube, as well as John Legend and Dijon are featured for some of the most notable new songs chosen by our music critics. | Listen: This stellar acoustic Aventura concert live, archived on YouTube, as well as John Legend and Dijon are featured for some of the most notable new songs chosen by our music critics. |
| Some lockdowns are easing, but if you’re staying safe at home, we have a lot more ideas about what to read, cook, do and watch. | Some lockdowns are easing, but if you’re staying safe at home, we have a lot more ideas about what to read, cook, do and watch. |
| What does marriage mean for a woman’s identity? What does it mean for her name? Those questions are at the center of The Mrs. Files, a new project from The Times that looks at what the honorific “Mrs.” means to women and their identities. | What does marriage mean for a woman’s identity? What does it mean for her name? Those questions are at the center of The Mrs. Files, a new project from The Times that looks at what the honorific “Mrs.” means to women and their identities. |
| For the In Her Words newsletter, our writer discussed these questions with three poets: Sarah Kay, Denice Frohman and Helen Mort. Here’s an excerpt from the conversation. (Sign up for In Her Words here.) | For the In Her Words newsletter, our writer discussed these questions with three poets: Sarah Kay, Denice Frohman and Helen Mort. Here’s an excerpt from the conversation. (Sign up for In Her Words here.) |
| The Mrs. Files looks at what it means, and what it has meant, for a woman to be identified by her partner’s last name — regardless of her accomplishments. Tell me what your name has meant to your career. | The Mrs. Files looks at what it means, and what it has meant, for a woman to be identified by her partner’s last name — regardless of her accomplishments. Tell me what your name has meant to your career. |
| Sarah: I take names very seriously. When I meet someone, it’s always important to me that I check with them about what they would like to be called. So much of who we are is what we get called by in the world, so defining what we would like to be called is this moment of potential agency. That agency is taken away when the world calls us something we don’t want to be called. | Sarah: I take names very seriously. When I meet someone, it’s always important to me that I check with them about what they would like to be called. So much of who we are is what we get called by in the world, so defining what we would like to be called is this moment of potential agency. That agency is taken away when the world calls us something we don’t want to be called. |
| Denice: Growing up, I lived most of my adolescence solely with my mother, who’s Puerto Rican. My father is Jewish. A lot of children of multicultural families have hyphenated names but I don’t, and it’s not lost on me that I have my father’s last name solely because of a patriarchal idea. So much about writing is pointing at the world and pointing at yourself and finding language for what someone else has named. | Denice: Growing up, I lived most of my adolescence solely with my mother, who’s Puerto Rican. My father is Jewish. A lot of children of multicultural families have hyphenated names but I don’t, and it’s not lost on me that I have my father’s last name solely because of a patriarchal idea. So much about writing is pointing at the world and pointing at yourself and finding language for what someone else has named. |
| When you were a child, did you dream of a traditional wedding? | When you were a child, did you dream of a traditional wedding? |
| Denice: I was very invested in a traditional wedding. My parents split up when I was very young. So I’d never seen a happy marriage and, with no model or example, I had to create one, so I pulled from pop culture. As I got older and stepped into my sexuality, I had to unpack that. I was trying to conform to an expectation instead of living a life that was in my own handwriting. | Denice: I was very invested in a traditional wedding. My parents split up when I was very young. So I’d never seen a happy marriage and, with no model or example, I had to create one, so I pulled from pop culture. As I got older and stepped into my sexuality, I had to unpack that. I was trying to conform to an expectation instead of living a life that was in my own handwriting. |
| Helen: I started thinking recently about who weddings are for. I always assumed that if I got married it would just be for me and for my partner. But then you start thinking about relatives and it becomes a difficult negotiation between the public and the private. | Helen: I started thinking recently about who weddings are for. I always assumed that if I got married it would just be for me and for my partner. But then you start thinking about relatives and it becomes a difficult negotiation between the public and the private. |
| That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. | That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. |
| — Melina | — Melina |
| 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 on the U.S. Congress’s plans to allocate money to economic relief. • Here’s our Mini Crossword, and a clue: Late-night host O’Brien (five letters). You can find all our puzzles here.• A Style desk editor wrote in Times Insider about why a project months in the making about joy was essential right now. | P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is on the U.S. Congress’s plans to allocate money to economic relief. • Here’s our Mini Crossword, and a clue: Late-night host O’Brien (five letters). You can find all our puzzles here.• A Style desk editor wrote in Times Insider about why a project months in the making about joy was essential right now. |