Coronavirus Live Updates: Fauci Warns U.S. Could Hit 100,000 Daily Cases if Surge Continues

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.

E.U. Formalizes Reopening, Barring Travelers From U.S.

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.

Scientists Say New Strain of Swine Flu Virus Is Spreading to Humans in China

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.

India Bans Nearly 60 Chinese Apps, Including TikTok and WeChat

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: States Pause Plans to Reopen as Cases Soar

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: The Global Death Toll Now Tops 500,000

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.

With Flights Banned, Son Sails Solo Across Atlantic to Reach Father, 90

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.

How the World Missed Covid-19’s Silent Spread

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates:The Threat of Symptomless Cases Was Dismissed at Great Cost

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.

E.U. Plans to Bar Most U.S. Travelers When Bloc Reopens

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Hits Another Record for New Cases

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Texas Pauses Reopening and Frees Up Hospital Beds as Cases Rise

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.

Decades-Old Soviet Studies Hint at Coronavirus Strategy

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Cases Near Record Level as Virus Surges in South and West

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.

7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Mexico, Kills at Least 4

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Fauci Warns Next 2 Weeks ‘Will Be Critical’ to Slowing Surges Around U.S.

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.

Sweden Tries Out a New Status: Pariah State

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.

E.U. May Bar American Travelers as It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures on Virus

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Saudi Arabia Will Sharply Limit Hajj Pilgrimage

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.

8 Hospitals in 15 Hours: A Pregnant Woman’s Crisis in the Pandemic

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: 12 States Hit Daily Records and the White House Says It’s Preparing for a Possible Fall Wave

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Florida and South Carolina Again Set Records as U.S. Cases Surge

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.

What Pandemic? Colombians Shop During VAT-Free Day Amid Coronavirus Quarantine

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Brazil Becomes 2nd Country to Record a Million Cases, After U.S.

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.

Will India Side With the West Against China? A Test Is at Hand

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Global Cases Surge, With Two of the Pandemic’s Highest Daily Totals

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.

England’s ‘World Beating’ System to Track the Virus Is Anything But

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.

In China-India Clash, Two Nationalist Leaders With Little Room to Give

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.

India-China Border Dispute: A Conflict Explained

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: As Cases Surge, Arizona Switches Course and Lets Cities Require Masks

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.

China Is Collecting DNA From Tens of Millions of Men and Boys, Using U.S. Equipment

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.

Common Drug Reduces Coronavirus Deaths, Scientists Report

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.

​North Korea’s Wrecking of Liaison Office a ‘Death Knell’ for Ties With the South

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Cases Surge in Florida, Where Governor Opposes Another Shutdown

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.

Worst Clash in Decades on Disputed India-China Border Kills 20 Indian Troops

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: F.D.A. Revokes Approval of Malaria Drugs Promoted by Trump

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: F.D.A. Withdraws Approval of Malaria Drugs Touted by Trump

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.

Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood Star, Dies at 34

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.

Beijing Shuts Down Seafood Market After Dozens Test Positive for Coronavirus

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Chile’s Health Minister Resigns Amid Criticism

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.

How Much Longer Will the Border Stay Shut?

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Florida and Texas Report Record High Daily Cases

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Florida and Texas Report Record High Daily Cases

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Rally Attendees Cannot Sue if They Contract Covid-19, Campaign Says

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.

Counting the Days Under Virus Lockdown by the Length of Trudeau’s Hair

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.

Threat of Military Action Rattles Brazil as Virus Deaths Surge

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: E.U. Slams China Over Disinformation Campaign

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.

Statue of Leopold II, Belgian King Who Brutalized Congo, Is Removed in Antwerp

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Fauci Delivers Grim Assessment, Saying, ‘It Isn’t Over Yet’

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.

Coronavirus Live Updates: W.H.O. Walks Back Claim That Asymptomatic Transmission Is Rare

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.