Author: NYT > World News

Nations are loosening rules, but new clusters in places that seemed to have tamed the virus show how hard success is to sustain. In Wuhan, a seemingly small cluster led to a giant response — tests for the entire city.

Nations are loosening restrictions, but new clusters in places that seemed to have tamed the virus, including the Chinese city where the pandemic began, show how hard success is to sustain.

As France, Russia and others eased restrictions, Germany watches warily as the rate the virus is spreading has risen there. And in Mexico City, while other sounds are muffled, street musicians play on.