By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eNfJ0p
via IFTTT New York added California and seven other states to its quarantine list. Top U.S. health officials testified to Congress about the virus.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ie4h05
via IFTTT The bloc will allow visitors from 15 countries, but the United States, Brazil and Russia were among the notable absences from the safe list.

By Mike Ives from NYT World https://ift.tt/2BdoliF
via IFTTT A new study warns that the strain of H1N1, common on China’s pig farms since 2016, should be “urgently” controlled to avoid another pandemic.

By Maria Abi-Habib from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dKg82k
via IFTTT The move is part of the tit-for-tat retaliation after the Indian and Chinese militaries clashed earlier this month.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gaDhg4
via IFTTT 54,000 deaths in the U.S. were linked to nursing homes. A top C.D.C. official warned, “We are not even beginning to be over this.” At least 95 people who visited a Michigan bar have tested positive.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Zg3piW
via IFTTT Vice President Mike Pence asserts that increased testing explains a surge in cases, but experts and evidence say otherwise. Houston’s top official has self-quarantined.

By Daniel Politi from NYT World https://ift.tt/2NEyPdg
via IFTTT An Argentine man stuck in Portugal because of the virus travels for 85 days the only way he could: in a small boat.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZhF0tl
via IFTTT Symptomless transmission makes the coronavirus far harder to fight. But health officials dismissed the risk for months, pushing misleading and contradictory claims in the face of mounting evidence.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/31j4Yzf
via IFTTT The resurgent virus has left many Americans questioning whether earlier lockdowns were worth their sacrifices. Mississippi and Houston are in danger of being overwhelmed.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eC6U9X
via IFTTT Europe will allow outsiders to begin entering again on July 1, but the U.S. and Russia are now among the nations considered too risky because they have not controlled the coronavirus outbreak.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3i5W7qs
via IFTTT More than 45,000 new cases in the United States were reported on Friday, the third consecutive day with a record total. At least six states reported their highest one-day totals.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2CGD5XB
via IFTTT The Government Accountability Office reported that over $1.4 billion in stimulus checks were sent to dead people. New York City is on track to ease more restrictions in July.

By Andrew E. Kramer from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Yvowi8
via IFTTT A married pair of virologists in Moscow tested a vaccine on their own children in the 1950s. Now, a side effect they found is sparking new hope for a defense against the coronavirus.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Z4Wskt
via IFTTT New cases in the U.S. have reached their highest daily level since April. Houston’s intensive-care units are running out of available beds, the mayor said.

By Kirk Semple from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ASmkIx
via IFTTT The 7.5-magnitude quake, centered on the Pacific Coast in the state of Oaxaca, damaged some structures and caused buildings to sway in Mexico City.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eqcg7W
via IFTTT Four health officials are testifying to Congress about the government’s pandemic response. The European Union may bar U.S. travelers from entering the bloc when countries reopen July 1.

By Thomas Erdbrink from NYT World https://ift.tt/37TLLWg
via IFTTT Fearing the country’s lax approach to combating the coronavirus, Sweden’s Scandinavian neighbors have all closed their borders to Swedes.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/31atxy8
via IFTTT European Union officials are racing to agree on who can visit the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases. Americans, so far, are excluded, according to draft lists seen by The New York Times.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hKwlrE
via IFTTT President Trump will sign an executive order suspending many foreign work visas, officials said. New York City allowed offices to reopen, with limits, on Monday.

By Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj from NYT World https://ift.tt/2V65exB
via IFTTT Her baby was coming, and her complications were growing more dangerous. But nowhere would take her — an increasingly common story as India’s health care system buckles under pressure.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3fMUjku
via IFTTT China blocks some U.S. poultry imports over clusters at Tyson Foods plants. Britain seeks new powers to protect “vaccine research” and other health businesses from foreign takeover. Contact tracing is off to a rough start in New York City.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eiLiiJ
via IFTTT Southern officials warn of new clusters linked to bars and frat parties. Health officials feared the Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., could be a “superspreader” event. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Australia see the virus rebounding.

By Reuters from NYT World https://ift.tt/3diWg6e
via IFTTT Hundreds of thousands of Colombians braved lengthy lines on Friday to take advantage of a one-day lifting of sales tax, even amid a coronavirus quarantine and nearly 10,000 new confirmed infections in just five days.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Ndxfig
via IFTTT The W.H.O. warns of “new and dangerous phase” of the pandemic as cases rise in 81 countries. The guidance comes as face coverings become a political flash point.

By Maria Abi-Habib from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hEPivP
via IFTTT The United States and its allies have long wanted India’s help in confronting China. Now, a deadly border clash seems likely to push India in that direction.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ddXyiX
via IFTTT Seventy-seven nations have seen a growth in new cases over the past two weeks. Texas plans to let schools reopen, despite a recent uptick. California’s governor orders people to wear masks as the state saw a one-day record.

By Benjamin Mueller and Jane Bradley from NYT World https://ift.tt/2BlEuSw
via IFTTT Like a lot of the country’s pandemic response, contact tracing has been hampered by inconsistency, with much promised but little delivered.

By Steven Lee Myers, Maria Abi-Habib and Jeffrey Gettleman from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ebrs90
via IFTTT Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi have sought to project a muscular global profile despite their countries’ problems. Backing down could hurt their efforts.

By Russell Goldman from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zFLUjl
via IFTTT The deaths of 20 Indian soldiers in a brawl with Chinese troops was the deadliest clash between the two nuclear-armed nations in decades, but hardly the first.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dg3oRa
via IFTTT Britain’s new contact-tracing system has fallen alarmingly short of expectations. Michigan’s governor said she would extend the state of emergency.

By Sui-Lee Wee from NYT World https://ift.tt/3elYe7a
via IFTTT Even children are pressed into giving blood samples to build a sweeping genetic database that will add to Beijing’s growing surveillance capabilities, raising questions about abuse and privacy.

By Benjamin Mueller and Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT World https://ift.tt/2V5qXpB
via IFTTT A steroid, dexamethasone, is the first drug shown to help save severely ill coronavirus patients, according to scientists in Britain.

By Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/30L8QbX
via IFTTT The destruction of the office was a message aimed at President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, who had brokered failed talks between the North and the Trump administration. But it was also a message for Washington.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3e7UV3F
via IFTTT Scientists at the University of Oxford say they have identified a drug that can reduce coronavirus-related deaths. The virus flares in Beijing. Officials in Tulsa, Okla., worry that President Trump’s planned rally could cause a spike.

By Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar and Sameer Yasir from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Bgu32A
via IFTTT Under nationalist leaders, the nuclear-armed rivals have been increasingly assertive toward neighbors, risking open conflict. They have contested their Himalayan border for generations.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UNkvmJ
via IFTTT Beijing officials are scrambling to track cases linked to a sprawling food market. The Oscars will be delayed. In New York and elsewhere, frustration is growing as people flout restrictions.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eg5vpr
via IFTTT Beijing officials are scrambling to track cases linked to a sprawling food market. In New York and Texas, frustration is growing as people flout restrictions.

By Priya Arora from NYT World https://ift.tt/3e3AF34
via IFTTT Mr. Rajput, best known for his roles in the films “Kai Po Che” and “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story,” got his start on television in 2008.

By Vivian Wang and Elaine Yu from NYT World https://ift.tt/3flvpbo
via IFTTT Nearly all of the 53 people had worked or shopped at the market, which is said to supply 90 percent of the Chinese capital’s fruit and vegetables.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Ba5KmU
via IFTTT China closed a market that handles 90 percent of Beijing’s fresh fruit and vegetables after dozens of people tested positive. Florida sees a record number of new cases for the third day in a row.

By Ian Austen from NYT World https://ift.tt/2XXkSgH
via IFTTT The March 21 closure of the Canada-U. S. border has led to a drastic downturn in traffic and speculation about what will happen when the shutdown is set to expire.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UF4a3A
via IFTTT Counties that include Houston and Dallas have logged some of the nation’s largest single-day rises. Canada may give special attention to asylum cases of people who are working as caregivers in the pandemic.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/30ypjA3
via IFTTT Counties that include Houston and Dallas have logged some of the nation’s largest single-day rises. Canada may give special attention to asylum cases of people who are working as caregivers in the pandemic.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3heR72l
via IFTTT Markets saw their sharpest drop in months after an uptick in cases in parts of the United States. Betsy DeVos issued a rule that bars colleges from granting virus relief funds to foreign and undocumented students.

By Catherine Porter from NYT World https://ift.tt/2XTC7zn
via IFTTT Justin Trudeau’s hair has long been a subject of fascination, ridicule and adulation in Canada. But three months into the coronavirus pandemic, commentary on his mane has become a national sport.

By Simon Romero, Letícia Casado and Manuela Andreoni from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MMsLio
via IFTTT As Brazil reels from its worst crisis in decades, President Bolsonaro and his allies are using the prospect of military intervention to protect his grip on power.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/30u7Dpk
via IFTTT The U.S. surpassed two million coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Infections are rising in 21 states, as governments ease restrictions and Americans try to return to their routines.

By Monika Pronczuk and Mihir Zaveri from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Yn7cKI
via IFTTT The statue was targeted by recent protests against racism and Belgium’s colonial history. The authorities said the statue would remain in a museum.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3f8NUQ5
via IFTTT The W.H.O. walks back comments that asymptomatic transmission is rare. New Jersey’s governor lifts the state’s stay-at-home order.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2XJ98hF
via IFTTT Seven million people have been infected worldwide, and new cases hit a high globally on Sunday, according to the W.H.O. Central banks are seeking new tools to offset the downturn.