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Coronavirus Live Updates: New Caseload Records Across the U.S. Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Records 250,000 New Cases in First Days of July
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July in America is off to a miserable start.July in America is off to a miserable start.
Over the month’s first five days, the United States reported its three largest daily case totals. Fourteen states recorded single-day highs. In all, more than 250,000 new cases were announced nationwide, the equivalent of every person in Reno catching the virus in less than a week.Over the month’s first five days, the United States reported its three largest daily case totals. Fourteen states recorded single-day highs. In all, more than 250,000 new cases were announced nationwide, the equivalent of every person in Reno catching the virus in less than a week.
“The situation is that we are experiencing rampant community spread,” said Clay Jenkins, the top elected official in Dallas County, Texas, where more than 2,000 new cases were announced over the weekend. Mr. Jenkins pleaded with residents to “move from selfishness to sacrifice” and wear a mask in public.“The situation is that we are experiencing rampant community spread,” said Clay Jenkins, the top elected official in Dallas County, Texas, where more than 2,000 new cases were announced over the weekend. Mr. Jenkins pleaded with residents to “move from selfishness to sacrifice” and wear a mask in public.
Across much of the country, the outlook was worsening quickly.Across much of the country, the outlook was worsening quickly.
On Sunday, Texas and Florida both surpassed 200,000 total cases. In Mississippi, where nearly every county has reported an uptick in cases, the speaker of the State House of Representatives was among several lawmakers to test positive. And in Starr County, Texas, along the Mexican border, cases were being identified by the hundreds and hospitals were running out of room. On Sunday, Texas and Florida both surpassed 200,000 total cases. In Mississippi, where nearly every county has reported an uptick in cases, the speaker of the State House of Representatives was among several lawmakers to test positive. The governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves, a Republican, announced Monday on Twitter that he would isolate while awaiting test results for the virus after he was “briefly in contact” with a lawmaker there who tested positive.
And in Starr County, Texas, along the Mexican border, cases were being identified by the hundreds and hospitals were running out of room.
“The local and valley hospitals are at full capacity and have no more beds available,” Eloy Vera, the top official in Starr County, said in a Facebook post. “I urge all of our residents to please shelter-in-place, wear face coverings, practice social distancing and AVOID GATHERINGS.”“The local and valley hospitals are at full capacity and have no more beds available,” Eloy Vera, the top official in Starr County, said in a Facebook post. “I urge all of our residents to please shelter-in-place, wear face coverings, practice social distancing and AVOID GATHERINGS.”
New case clusters emerged as people resumed their pre-pandemic routines. At least 16 infections were linked to a church in San Antonio. Ninety-five people tested positive at a housing facility for farmworkers in Oxnard, Calif. In Missouri, a summer camp shut down after more than 40 people, including campers and employees, tested positive. New case clusters emerged as people resumed their pre-pandemic routines. At least 16 infections were linked to a church in San Antonio. In Missouri, a summer camp shut down after more than 40 people, including campers and employees, tested positive.
But the move toward reopening continues. Some federal workers are heading back to their offices in the Washington, D.C. area, where confirmed infections have held steady or declined. But the move toward reopening continues. Some federal workers are heading back to their offices in the Washington area, where confirmed infections have held steady or declined.
At the Energy Department’s headquarters, 20 percent of employees — possibly as many as 600 — have been authorized to return. The Interior Department said in a statement that it anticipated about 1,000 workers to soon return daily to its main office near the White House. The Defense Department has authorized up to 80 percent of its work force to return to office spaces, which could result in up to 18,000 employees inside the Pentagon, according to a spokeswoman. Many of them are already there. At the Energy Department’s headquarters, 20 percent of employees — possibly as many as 600 — have been authorized to return. The Interior Department said in a statement that it anticipated that about 1,000 workers would soon return daily to its main office near the White House. The Defense Department has authorized up to 80 percent of its work force to return to office spaces, which could result in up to 18,000 employees inside the Pentagon, according to a spokeswoman. Many of them are already there.
Three leading health organizations urged Americans to wear masks when they leave their homes in an open letter published Monday.Three leading health organizations urged Americans to wear masks when they leave their homes in an open letter published Monday.
“Covid-19 is not behind us and we must resist confusing reopening with returning to normalcy,” officials from the American Health, Medical and Nurses associations warned. “Doing so will escalate this crisis and result in more suffering and death.”“Covid-19 is not behind us and we must resist confusing reopening with returning to normalcy,” officials from the American Health, Medical and Nurses associations warned. “Doing so will escalate this crisis and result in more suffering and death.”
The groups argued that the steps that were critical to early wins against the virus were too quickly abandoned, and emphasized their advice to practice social distancing and be diligent about hand hygiene in addition to using masks. The groups argued that the steps that were critical to early advances against the virus were too quickly abandoned, and emphasized their advice to practice social distancing and be diligent about hand hygiene in addition to using masks.
President Trump has refused to wear a mask in public but last week said he would wear one in a “in a tight situation with people.” Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, repeated Mr. Trump’s position on Monday.President Trump has refused to wear a mask in public but last week said he would wear one in a “in a tight situation with people.” Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, repeated Mr. Trump’s position on Monday.
“The president’s mentioned that he’s willing to wear a mask if appropriate in tight quarters,” Mr. Meadows said on Fox News. “I know a number of us have done the same.”“The president’s mentioned that he’s willing to wear a mask if appropriate in tight quarters,” Mr. Meadows said on Fox News. “I know a number of us have done the same.”
The World Health Organization did not endorse face coverings until early June, frustrating many health experts. And masks and ventilation could be even more important than previously recognized: In an open letter to be published this week, 239 scientists in 32 countries called on the W.H.O. to recognize that the virus can infect people through tiny aerosolized particles that linger in the air, not just larger respiratory droplets expelled by infected people in coughs and sneezes.The World Health Organization did not endorse face coverings until early June, frustrating many health experts. And masks and ventilation could be even more important than previously recognized: In an open letter to be published this week, 239 scientists in 32 countries called on the W.H.O. to recognize that the virus can infect people through tiny aerosolized particles that linger in the air, not just larger respiratory droplets expelled by infected people in coughs and sneezes.
Early numbers found that Black and Latino people were being harmed by the coronavirus at higher rates, but new federal data — made available after The New York Times sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — reveals a clearer and more complete picture: Black and Latino people have been disproportionately affected across the United States, throughout hundreds of counties in urban, suburban and rural areas, and across all age groups.
Latino and African-American residents of the United States have been three times as likely to become infected as their white neighbors, according to the new data, which provides detailed characteristics of 640,000 infections detected in nearly 1,000 U.S. counties. And Black and Latino people have been nearly twice as likely to die from the virus as white people, the data shows.
The disparities persist across state lines and regions. They exist in rural towns on the Great Plains, in suburban counties, like Fairfax County, Va., and in many of the country’s biggest cities.
“Systemic racism doesn’t just evidence itself in the criminal justice system,” said Quinton Lucas, the Black mayor of Kansas City, Mo. In Missouri, 40 percent of those infected are Black or Latino even though those groups make up just 16 percent of the state’s population.
Mr. Lucas said, “It’s something that we’re seeing taking lives in not just urban America, but rural America, and all types of parts where, frankly, people deserve an equal opportunity to live — to get health care, to get testing, to get tracing.”
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The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, reopened on Monday, ending a 16-week coronavirus shutdown that resulted in a loss of more than 40 million euros, or about $45 million, in ticket sales.The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, reopened on Monday, ending a 16-week coronavirus shutdown that resulted in a loss of more than 40 million euros, or about $45 million, in ticket sales.
Speaking in front of the large glass pyramid of the Paris museum, its director, Jean-Luc Martinez, said the Louvre was losing about 80 percent of its visitors — most of whom come from outside France — because of international flight restrictions.Speaking in front of the large glass pyramid of the Paris museum, its director, Jean-Luc Martinez, said the Louvre was losing about 80 percent of its visitors — most of whom come from outside France — because of international flight restrictions.
On Monday, about 7,000 visitors had booked tickets, compared with the 30,000 daily visitors who toured the Louvre before the pandemic.On Monday, about 7,000 visitors had booked tickets, compared with the 30,000 daily visitors who toured the Louvre before the pandemic.
“This drop in visitor numbers will last a few years,” Mr. Martinez said, adding that he was confident about the museum’s finances thanks to the large subsidy that it receives from the French government.“This drop in visitor numbers will last a few years,” Mr. Martinez said, adding that he was confident about the museum’s finances thanks to the large subsidy that it receives from the French government.
The museum has added a string of health rules to ensure the safety of visitors and staff. A third of its galleries — those where social distancing is difficult to respect — remain closed, while visitors are expected to follow arrows that will guide them through the galleries to avoid bottlenecks.The museum has added a string of health rules to ensure the safety of visitors and staff. A third of its galleries — those where social distancing is difficult to respect — remain closed, while visitors are expected to follow arrows that will guide them through the galleries to avoid bottlenecks.
Around 10:30 a.m. Monday, the Salle des États, the room where the Mona Lisa hangs, held only about a hundred people, far from the crowds that usually flock to Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece.Around 10:30 a.m. Monday, the Salle des États, the room where the Mona Lisa hangs, held only about a hundred people, far from the crowds that usually flock to Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece.
In other news from around the world:In other news from around the world:
About 270,000 people in Spain have re-entered lockdown, after the country officially ended its state of emergency on June 21. Emergency measures went into effect over the weekend in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain, as well as in the northeastern region of Catalonia, around the city of Lleida. The Catalan authorities anticipated that the Lleida lockdown would last two weeks, while officials in Galicia said theirs would be limited to five days, which would also allow residents to vote on Sunday in regional elections.About 270,000 people in Spain have re-entered lockdown, after the country officially ended its state of emergency on June 21. Emergency measures went into effect over the weekend in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain, as well as in the northeastern region of Catalonia, around the city of Lleida. The Catalan authorities anticipated that the Lleida lockdown would last two weeks, while officials in Galicia said theirs would be limited to five days, which would also allow residents to vote on Sunday in regional elections.
Officials in India postponed the reopening of the Taj Mahal this week. The number of cases in the country started to rapidly rise several weeks ago after the government began lifting a lockdown imposed in March, and some cities have already reinstated tough rules to keep their caseloads down. India has reported about 700,000 confirmed infections and nearly 20,000 deaths as of Monday.Officials in India postponed the reopening of the Taj Mahal this week. The number of cases in the country started to rapidly rise several weeks ago after the government began lifting a lockdown imposed in March, and some cities have already reinstated tough rules to keep their caseloads down. India has reported about 700,000 confirmed infections and nearly 20,000 deaths as of Monday.
The governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, won a second term on Sunday, as voters endorsed her highly visible leadership during the pandemic. The sprawling metropolis has avoided the kind of spiraling death toll from the virus seen in other world capitals.The governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, won a second term on Sunday, as voters endorsed her highly visible leadership during the pandemic. The sprawling metropolis has avoided the kind of spiraling death toll from the virus seen in other world capitals.
Pakistan’s health minister said he had tested positive for the virus. The official, Zafar Mirza, wrote on Twitter that he has mild symptoms and is isolating at home. There have been at least 231,000 cases in Pakistan and at least 4,700 deaths.Pakistan’s health minister said he had tested positive for the virus. The official, Zafar Mirza, wrote on Twitter that he has mild symptoms and is isolating at home. There have been at least 231,000 cases in Pakistan and at least 4,700 deaths.
With the virus roaring back and positive test results reaching new heights, the Israeli government on Monday ratcheted up its restrictions, closing bars, gyms and public swimming pools, curtailing gatherings in restaurants, synagogues and buses and canceling summer camps for all but the youngest children.With the virus roaring back and positive test results reaching new heights, the Israeli government on Monday ratcheted up its restrictions, closing bars, gyms and public swimming pools, curtailing gatherings in restaurants, synagogues and buses and canceling summer camps for all but the youngest children.
Separately, Israel’s largest airline, El Al, agreed to a government bailout that will provide it with a $250 million cash infusion but could allow it to be nationalized depending on the proceeds of a separate public stock offering. The airline was barely still operating when it put its last 500 crew members on unpaid leave last week.Separately, Israel’s largest airline, El Al, agreed to a government bailout that will provide it with a $250 million cash infusion but could allow it to be nationalized depending on the proceeds of a separate public stock offering. The airline was barely still operating when it put its last 500 crew members on unpaid leave last week.
Israel had fared relatively well in the early days of the pandemic ,after closing its borders. But lax compliance and erratic action by a government rushing to revive the battered economy sent numbers spiking last week. The number of daily positive tests reached 781 on June 30, a new high, and 1,138 on Thursday. Israel had fared relatively well in the early days of the pandemic after closing its borders. But lax compliance and erratic action by a government rushing to revive the battered economy sent numbers spiking last week. The number of daily positive tests reached 781 on June 30, a new high, and 1,138 on Thursday.
The prime minister’s office said government offices would require at least 30 percent of their staff members to work from home. No more than 20 people will be allowed on public buses and in indoor restaurants. Outdoor restaurants may seat up to 30. Some of the measures require Parliament’s approval, but others can be imposed by fiat.The prime minister’s office said government offices would require at least 30 percent of their staff members to work from home. No more than 20 people will be allowed on public buses and in indoor restaurants. Outdoor restaurants may seat up to 30. Some of the measures require Parliament’s approval, but others can be imposed by fiat.
Israel news media reported that government ministers vigorously debated the new restrictions, with the health minister warning that the number of cases could double in a week given Israelis’ failure to follow instructions and an ultra-Orthodox minister demanding that synagogues be left alone. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel was “a step away from a full lockdown,” according to local reports.Israel news media reported that government ministers vigorously debated the new restrictions, with the health minister warning that the number of cases could double in a week given Israelis’ failure to follow instructions and an ultra-Orthodox minister demanding that synagogues be left alone. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel was “a step away from a full lockdown,” according to local reports.
Miami’s flashy nightclubs closed in March, but the parties have raged on in the waterfront manse tucked in the lush residential neighborhood of Belle Meade Island, say neighbors who have spied professional bouncers at the door and bought earplugs to try to sleep through the thumping dance beats.Miami’s flashy nightclubs closed in March, but the parties have raged on in the waterfront manse tucked in the lush residential neighborhood of Belle Meade Island, say neighbors who have spied professional bouncers at the door and bought earplugs to try to sleep through the thumping dance beats.
They are the sort of parties — drawing throngs of maskless strangers to rave until sunrise — that local health officials say have been a notable contributing factor to the soaring number of coronavirus cases in Florida, one of the most troubling infection spots in the country. Florida reported more than 10,000 new cases on Sunday.They are the sort of parties — drawing throngs of maskless strangers to rave until sunrise — that local health officials say have been a notable contributing factor to the soaring number of coronavirus cases in Florida, one of the most troubling infection spots in the country. Florida reported more than 10,000 new cases on Sunday.
Those partying days will now be numbered in Miami-Dade County, after the mayor on Monday ordered the emergency closings of restaurants, banquet halls and gyms. The order will take effect on Wednesday.Those partying days will now be numbered in Miami-Dade County, after the mayor on Monday ordered the emergency closings of restaurants, banquet halls and gyms. The order will take effect on Wednesday.
The state’s contact tracers, already overwhelmed, have found that some infected people refused to divulge who they went out with or had over to their homes.The state’s contact tracers, already overwhelmed, have found that some infected people refused to divulge who they went out with or had over to their homes.
“We are starting to encounter a fair amount of pushback from younger folks when you call them up and say, ‘We want to know everyone who was at your party,’” said Dr. J. Glenn Morris Jr., director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida in Gainesville, a college town where local officials have begged students to stop partying. “There’s very much a sense of, ‘That’s none of your business.’”“We are starting to encounter a fair amount of pushback from younger folks when you call them up and say, ‘We want to know everyone who was at your party,’” said Dr. J. Glenn Morris Jr., director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida in Gainesville, a college town where local officials have begged students to stop partying. “There’s very much a sense of, ‘That’s none of your business.’”
Just how many parties have been linked to Covid-19 is unclear because Florida does not make public information about confirmed disease clusters. On Belle Meade Island, neighbors fear the large numbers of people going in and out of the house parties are precisely what public health officials have warned them about.Just how many parties have been linked to Covid-19 is unclear because Florida does not make public information about confirmed disease clusters. On Belle Meade Island, neighbors fear the large numbers of people going in and out of the house parties are precisely what public health officials have warned them about.
“We have hundreds of people coming onto this island,” said Jeri Klemme-Zaiac, a nurse practitioner who has lived in the neighborhood for 25 years. “This is how this is spreading: People have no regard for anyone else.”“We have hundreds of people coming onto this island,” said Jeri Klemme-Zaiac, a nurse practitioner who has lived in the neighborhood for 25 years. “This is how this is spreading: People have no regard for anyone else.”
More than 850 members of the Georgia Tech faculty have signed a letter opposing the school’s reopening plans for the fall, under which wearing face masks on campus would not be mandatory but only “strongly encouraged.”
“We are alarmed to see the Board of Regents and the University System of Georgia mandating procedures that do not follow science-based evidence, increase the health risks to faculty, students and staff, and interfere with the nimble decision-making necessary to prepare and respond to Covid-19 infection risk,” the letter says.
The letter also seeks to make remote classes the default method of teaching and wants the institution to provide testing and contact tracing on campus.
Georgia Tech officials were not immediately available to comment on Monday. In a statement to CNN, the school’s president, Ángel Cabrera, said administrators were “meeting with faculty regularly to plan best modes of instruction” and were monitoring C.D.C. guidance.
The signatories’ concerns reflect a nationwide struggle over how to resume classes in the fall without putting staff and students at greater risk of contracting the virus.
The Montana University System is also facing pushback from faculty after it announced a policy that would encourage masks on campus, but not allow professors to require them in their classrooms. Faculty at institutions including Penn State, the University of Illinois, Notre Dame and the State University of New York have signed petitions saying they’re being pushed back into classrooms too fast, and some professors have said they won’t return to campus at all until there is a vaccine.
As the pandemic took hold, most epidemiologists have had clear proscriptions in fighting it: No students in classrooms, no in-person religious services, no visits to sick relatives in hospitals, no large public gatherings.
So when conservative anti-lockdown protesters gathered on state capitol steps in places like Columbus, Ohio and Lansing, Mich., in April and May, epidemiologists scolded them and forecast surging infections.
And then the brutal killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis on May 25 changed everything.
Soon the streets nationwide were full of tens of thousands of people in a mass protest movement that continues to this day, with demonstrations and the toppling of statues. And rather than decrying mass gatherings, more than 1,300 public health officials signed a May 30 letter of support, and many joined the protests.
That reaction, and the contrast with the epidemiologists’ earlier fervent support for the lockdown, gave rise to an uncomfortable question: Was public health advice in a pandemic dependent on whether people approved of the mass gathering in question. To many, the answer seemed to be, “Yes.”
Of course, there are differences: A distinct majority of George Floyd protesters wore masks in many cities, even if they often crowded too close together. By contrast, many anti-lockdown protesters refused to wear masks — and their rallying cry ran directly contrary to public health officials’ instructions.
And in practical terms, no team of epidemiologists could have stopped the waves of impassioned protesters, any more than they could have blocked the anti-lockdown protests.
Still, the divergence in their own reactions left some of the country’s prominent epidemiologists wrestling with deeper questions of morality, responsibility and risk.
The drug manufacturer Regeneron said Monday that it would begin late-stage clinical trials of its experimental treatment for Covid-19 after an initial safety study showed good results.The drug manufacturer Regeneron said Monday that it would begin late-stage clinical trials of its experimental treatment for Covid-19 after an initial safety study showed good results.
The company is testing whether the treatment, a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies, will work in people with mild and severe forms of the disease, and also whether the product — an injection — might also prevent people from getting infected.The company is testing whether the treatment, a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies, will work in people with mild and severe forms of the disease, and also whether the product — an injection — might also prevent people from getting infected.
Regeneron is one of several companies testing antibody treatments, which are being closely watched as among the most promising therapeutics for Covid-19. The treatments are believed to work by giving patients powerful versions of the antibodies that the immune system naturally makes to fight off viruses. Regeneron developed a similar treatment for Ebola, and has said it hopes to have a treatment available for the coronavirus as early as the fall.Regeneron is one of several companies testing antibody treatments, which are being closely watched as among the most promising therapeutics for Covid-19. The treatments are believed to work by giving patients powerful versions of the antibodies that the immune system naturally makes to fight off viruses. Regeneron developed a similar treatment for Ebola, and has said it hopes to have a treatment available for the coronavirus as early as the fall.
The company has received at least $160 million from the federal government to test and manufacture the product before it is known whether it works.The company has received at least $160 million from the federal government to test and manufacture the product before it is known whether it works.
The company’s late-stage prevention study is being run jointly with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, part of the National Institutes of Health, and will test whether it can prevent infection among those who have been exposed to people with the virus. That study is hoping to enroll 2,000 patients at 100 sites across the United States.The company’s late-stage prevention study is being run jointly with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, part of the National Institutes of Health, and will test whether it can prevent infection among those who have been exposed to people with the virus. That study is hoping to enroll 2,000 patients at 100 sites across the United States.
Other trials will look at how well it treats people who are already infected, including those who are hospitalized and others who are not as sick. Those will take place in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Chile, the company said.Other trials will look at how well it treats people who are already infected, including those who are hospitalized and others who are not as sick. Those will take place in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Chile, the company said.
Regeneron’s announcement comes days after the company announced that a separate study of its rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Kevzara, had failed to work in patients with Covid-19.Regeneron’s announcement comes days after the company announced that a separate study of its rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Kevzara, had failed to work in patients with Covid-19.
In the era of the coronavirus, cash is no longer à la mode.
At Julien Cornu’s cheese shop in Paris, social-distancing requirements and concerns over hygiene now prompt nearly everyone who walks through the door to pay with plastic.
“People are using cards and contactless payments because they don’t want to have to touch anything,” Mr. Cornu said as a line of mask-wearing shoppers stood three feet apart before approaching the register of La Fromagerie and swiping contactless cards over a reader.
While cash is still accepted, even older shoppers — his toughest clientele when it comes to adopting digital habits — are voluntarily making the switch.
Cash was already being edged out in many countries as urban consumers paid increasingly with apps and cards for even the smallest purchases. But the coronavirus is accelerating a shift toward a cashless future, raising new calculations for merchants and enriching the digital payments industry.
Fears over transmission of the disease have compelled consumers to rethink how they shop and pay. Retailers and restaurants are favoring clicks over cash to reduce exposure for employees. China’s central bank sterilized bank notes in regions affected by the virus. Governments in India, Kenya and Sweden, as well as the United Nations, are promoting cashless payments in the name of public health.
“We have a world in which there is less contact,” said Morten Jorgensen, director of RBR, based in London, a consulting firm specializing in banking technology, cards and payments. “People’s habits are changing as we speak.”
Britain’s arts sector, largely shuttered since March because of the pandemic, is being given a lifeline through what Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as a “world-leading” rescue package for cultural and heritage institutions.Britain’s arts sector, largely shuttered since March because of the pandemic, is being given a lifeline through what Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as a “world-leading” rescue package for cultural and heritage institutions.
The organizations will be handed 1.57 billion pounds, about $2 billion, the culture ministry said Sunday.The organizations will be handed 1.57 billion pounds, about $2 billion, the culture ministry said Sunday.
Mr. Johnson said in a statement that the money would “help safeguard the sector for future generations, ensuring art groups and venues across the U.K. can stay afloat and support their staff whilst their doors remain closed and curtains remain down.”Mr. Johnson said in a statement that the money would “help safeguard the sector for future generations, ensuring art groups and venues across the U.K. can stay afloat and support their staff whilst their doors remain closed and curtains remain down.”
The money will go to a variety of recipients, including Britain’s “local basement” music venues and museums, he added, although he did not provide details. Museums in England were allowed to reopen on Saturday, but it is unclear when theaters and music venues will be permitted to.The money will go to a variety of recipients, including Britain’s “local basement” music venues and museums, he added, although he did not provide details. Museums in England were allowed to reopen on Saturday, but it is unclear when theaters and music venues will be permitted to.
The amount of the rescue package is on par with others in Europe’s largest nations.The amount of the rescue package is on par with others in Europe’s largest nations.
On Friday, Germany’s Parliament approved a fund of 1 billion euros (about $1.13 billion) to get its culture sector back up and running, building on already generous support from its regional legislatures. Many state-funded theaters in Germany receive 70 to 80 percent of their income from the state, compared with about 20 to 30 percent in Britain.On Friday, Germany’s Parliament approved a fund of 1 billion euros (about $1.13 billion) to get its culture sector back up and running, building on already generous support from its regional legislatures. Many state-funded theaters in Germany receive 70 to 80 percent of their income from the state, compared with about 20 to 30 percent in Britain.
France’s culture ministry said in a news release last week that it had committed €5 billion toward the arts, although much of that included unemployment benefits and job retention initiatives that did not figure in the British or German bailout totals.France’s culture ministry said in a news release last week that it had committed €5 billion toward the arts, although much of that included unemployment benefits and job retention initiatives that did not figure in the British or German bailout totals.
In the battle for riders, New York City’s subway has always trounced buses. By a lot.
But at the height of the pandemic the equation was flipped on its head — average daily ridership in April and May was 444,000 on the subway and 505,000 on the buses.
It was the first time that happened since the transit agency started keeping such records more than half a century ago.
Buses have held on to their lead even as the city has begun reopening after a three-month shutdown and more commuters return to work. Average daily counts in June were 752,000 riders for the subway — and 830,000 riders for the buses.
The city’s sprawling bus system, which has long been overshadowed by the subway, has emerged as a crucial part of its recovery.
Buses are being counted on to keep people out of cars and to relieve subway crowding as more commuters come back, drawing many riders who said they felt buses were a safer and less-stressful alternative because riders can wait outside for the bus, see how clean or crowded it is before paying the fare, and hop off at any time and be back outside again.
“I’m more comfortable on the bus,” said Arturo Carrion, 52, who works as a cleaner for Uber. “The train is tight with a lot of people like sardines.”
Nick Cordero, a musical theater actor whose intimidating height and effortless charm brought him a series of tough-guy roles on Broadway, died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 41.Nick Cordero, a musical theater actor whose intimidating height and effortless charm brought him a series of tough-guy roles on Broadway, died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 41.
His death was announced on Instagram by his wife, Amanda Kloots. The couple, who moved from New York to Los Angeles last year, have a 1-year-old son, Elvis.His death was announced on Instagram by his wife, Amanda Kloots. The couple, who moved from New York to Los Angeles last year, have a 1-year-old son, Elvis.
She did not cite a cause, but he had been hospitalized for three months after contracting the coronavirus.She did not cite a cause, but he had been hospitalized for three months after contracting the coronavirus.
Mr. Cordero’s experience with the virus, which included weeks in a medically induced coma and the amputation of his right leg, was chronicled by Ms. Kloots on Instagram.Mr. Cordero’s experience with the virus, which included weeks in a medically induced coma and the amputation of his right leg, was chronicled by Ms. Kloots on Instagram.
Mr. Cordero’s big break came in 2014, when he played Cheech, a gangster with a fondness for theater and a talent for tap who was the highlight of a musical adaptation of “Bullets Over Broadway.” The role won him a Tony nomination.Mr. Cordero’s big break came in 2014, when he played Cheech, a gangster with a fondness for theater and a talent for tap who was the highlight of a musical adaptation of “Bullets Over Broadway.” The role won him a Tony nomination.
He went on to play the abusive husband of the title character in “Waitress” and a mentoring mobster in “A Bronx Tale.”He went on to play the abusive husband of the title character in “Waitress” and a mentoring mobster in “A Bronx Tale.”
Salons may be open in your area, but you don’t have to schedule an appointment there to give yourself a little pampering. Here are some ideas for adding a spa moment to your week.Salons may be open in your area, but you don’t have to schedule an appointment there to give yourself a little pampering. Here are some ideas for adding a spa moment to your week.
Reporting was contributed by Liz Alderman, Stephen Castle, Robert Gebeloff, Christina Goldbaum, Winnie Hu, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Katie Thomas, Apoorva Mandavilli, Alex Marshall, Constant Méheut, Raphael Minder, Zach Montague, Richard A. Oppel Jr., David M. Halbfinger, Patricia Mazzei, Michael Paulson, Motoko Rich, Kai Schultz, Mitch Smith, Kaly Soto, Eileen Sullivan, Will Wright, Carl Zimmer and Karen Zraick. Reporting was contributed by Liz Alderman, Stephen Castle, Robert Gebeloff, Christina Goldbaum, Winnie Hu, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Apoorva Mandavilli, Alex Marshall, Constant Méheut, Raphael Minder, Zach Montague, Michael Powell, Richard A. Oppel Jr., David M. Halbfinger, Patricia Mazzei, Michael Paulson, Motoko Rich, Kai Schultz, Mitch Smith, Kaly Soto, Eileen Sullivan, Katie Thomas, Lucy Tompkins, Will Wright, Carl Zimmer and Karen Zraick.