Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase. Now, experts are looking for clues to what living with the coronavirus will be like this winter and beyond.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
For Europe’s Older Population, Heat Is the New Covid
Scorching temperatures have threatened the health of the elderly and pushed them inside, while governments are trying to take extraordinary steps to protect them.
Official Data Hinted at China’s Hidden Covid Toll. Then it Vanished.
Epidemiologists say a rise in cremations in an eastern province was the latest indication that the country’s official death toll from Covid is a vast undercount.
As Sunak Makes His Case to Britons, the Economy Could Undermine It
Britain’s Conservative government faces a morass of problems, some new, others longstanding, that are stymying Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
A Positive Covid Milestone
In a sign that the pandemic really is over, the total number of Americans dying each day is no longer historically abnormal.
For Many Small-Business Owners, a Necessary Shift to Digital Payments
The pandemic accelerated a transition to cashless payments, forcing a reckoning among small-business owners. But there are benefits: An owner said one cashless system saved her $3,000 a month.
Migrant Numbers on Border Plunge as Mexico Helps U.S. to Stem Flow
Mexico is taking steps to keep migrants from massing along the border. But as they flow into southern Mexico the calm may be short-lived.
Defecting From North Korea Is Now Far Harder
Recent rescue efforts to escape Kim Jong-un’s regime via China have been thwarted by digital surveillance, profiteering and the pandemic.
Millions Danced Joyfully to Her Song. She Drew on Her Pain to Write It.
Nomcebo Zikode, the South African singer of the pandemic hit “Jerusalema” that inspired a global dance challenge, wrote the chorus while battling her own depression.
It’s Never Too Late to Become a Nurse
During the pandemic, Joanna Patchett spent 18 harrowing months in the intensive care unit. She discovered that medicine isn’t just about science — it’s also about heart.