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The Covid-19 Pandemic

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world.

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    A tourist shopping street in Beijing last month.
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    Covid Is Coming Back in China; Lockdowns Are Not

    The authorities say that cases are up, and one doctor estimates that there could soon be 65 million cases a week. But China appears determined to move on.

     By Chris Buckley

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    Medical workers treating patients with Covid-19 at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in January 2022, when the Omicron wave was in full force.
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    Experts See Lessons for Next Pandemic as Covid Emergency Comes to an End

    The United States’ struggle to respond to the virus has highlighted the importance of communicating with the public, sharing data and stockpiling vital supplies.

     By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland

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    What the End of the Covid Public Health Emergency Means for Individuals

    The emergency expired May 11, complicating access to tests and treatment in the U.S.

     By Dani Blum

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    New York City had already begun winding down its Covid services before the end of the federal public health emergency this week, but some services will remain.
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    What Does the End of the Covid Health Emergency Mean for New York City?

    The city had already stopped some services, like mobile testing sites, but many others, including free vaccines and Paxlovid, will continue for now.

     By Sharon Otterman

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    A medical worker tends to a patient with Covid in the intensive care unit of Brooklyn Hospital Center in January 2022.
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    Covid Remained a Leading Cause of Death Among Americans in 2022

    Most of the deaths occurred during the early months of the year and mostly among older adults, according to new federal data.

     By Roni Caryn Rabin

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    What’s Going On With Covid Right Now?

    Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are lower than they’ve been in years. We asked experts how to think about personal risk — and what the future likely holds.

     By Dana G. Smith

Vaccine

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    Riders, one wearing a mask, waited for a train at the Union Square station in New York City, as the federal public health emergency expired on Thursday.
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    In the early days of the pandemic, when there were no effective treatments for Covid and a new vaccine seemed a distant fantasy, health care workers were enrolled in a trial and inoculated with an old TB vaccine.
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    The C.D.C. said only about 43 percent of adults 65 and older had received their first booster shot.
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    The bivalent booster shots target the Omicron subvariant BA.5.
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    The decision reflects the Biden administration’s ongoing concerns about the durability of protection against the virus for those Americans most at risk.
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Maps and Trackers

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Travel

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    Mainland Chinese tourists at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai district in Hong Kong, last month.
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    Travelers at Kennedy International Airport waited to check in for a flight to China earlier this month. China’s reopening has been slowed, in part, by geopolitical tensions.
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    Sunset on Boracay’s White Beach feels lively, but some worry it will tip back into being overcrowded.
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    A check-in line for a China Eastern Airlines flight to Shanghai at New York’s Kennedy International Airport last week.
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Economy

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    The Internal Revenue Service issued an alert on Thursday warning businesses about scams related to the Employee Retention Credit.
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    A meeting between President Biden and top Republicans did not produce a deal to resolve the debt limit standoff, but Mr. Biden opened the door to a couple of options.
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    The Federal Reserve said the financial sector could face risks from exposure to the commercial real estate sector.
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    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has struggled to retain bank examiners in high-cost areas like New York City.
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Lives We've Lost

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    Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the animation format known as GIF, received a lifetime achievement honor at the Webby Awards in 2013.
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    Sidney Miller II in an undated photo. His magazine, Black Radio Exclusive, examined the world of Black music and hosted an annual conference.
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    Hans Neuenfels in 2014. He was renowned for provocative interpretations of classic works.
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    The photographer and filmmaker James Bidgood in 2019. The pictures he took for men’s physique magazines were lavish fantasies full of references to mythology, adventurous lighting and props, and attractive men — sometimes in costume, sometimes in nothing.
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    Arnie Kantrowitz last year. He was an early advocate for gay rights and fairer depiction of gay people in the media.
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  1. Trump and Cuomo Agree on One Thing: DeSantis Mishandled Covid

    The two combative men from Queens have often been antagonists, but now they both see an opening to attack the Florida governor over his pandemic leadership.

    By Katie Glueck

     

  2. Sunak Still Can’t Put the Johnson and Truss Debacles Behind Him

    Boris Johnson’s misadventures still make headlines, but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s bigger problem is high inflation and soaring bond yields reminiscent of those that toppled Liz Truss.

    By Mark Landler

     

  3. An Inside Look at Covid’s Lasting Damage to the Lungs

    This 3-D reconstruction of lung scans reveals damage that has lingered for years in patients who became severely ill early in the pandemic.

    By Jeremy White, Pam Belluck, Noah Bassetti-Blum, Eleanor Lutz and Hang Do Thi Duc

     
  4. How Work Is Changing

    Why Are Remote Corporate Workers Having More Fun? Co-Working Spaces.

    For many, shared offices have become an escape from often chaotic homes — and a chance to join a community. Are they the future of co-working?

    By Roy Furchgott

     
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    Larger Screens, Heated Seats, Sushi: Theater Owners Want You Back

    After scraping by during the pandemic, cinemas are hoping to lure back moviegoers by spending millions of dollars on upgrades.

    By Jane Margolies

     

  6. What the Debt Ceiling Deal Means for Student Loan Payments

    The legislation would prevent President Biden from issuing another last-minute extension on the payments beyond the end of the summer.

    By Michael D. Shear

     

  7. Alberta’s Vote Will Test American-Style Far-Right Politics

    An election in Alberta will be a test of a premier who has said that she models her politics after those of prominent right-wing U.S. politicians.

    By Ian Austen

     

  8. Cathay Pacific Fights to Emerge From the Long Shadow of Covid

    Pandemic lockdowns, on the heels of the turmoil of pro-democracy protests, hurt an airline that relied on Hong Kong as a vibrant gateway to Asia.

    By Tiffany May

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  9. Your Monday Briefing: A U.S. debt-limit deal

    Also, a reader-made playlist.

    By Justin Porter and Amelia Nierenberg

     

  10. Japón deja los cubrebocas y la entrenadora de sonrisas tiene mucho trabajo

    Después de tres años pandémicos de mascarillas omnipresentes, algunos japoneses sienten que sus expresiones faciales están un poco oxidadas. Al rescate llega Keiko Kawano, instructora de sonrisas.

    By Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives

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