As Virus Cases Surge in Europe, Hospitalizations Lag. But for How Long?
LONDON — In Munich, normally brimming with boisterous crowds for Oktoberfest this month, the authorities just banned gatherings of more than five people. In Marseille,...
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Advice on Virus Transmission Vanishes From C.D.C. Website
Just days after publishing significant new guidance on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday withdrew the advice,...
Emails Detail Effort to Silence C.D.C. and Question Its Science
WASHINGTON — On June 30, as the coronavirus was cresting toward its summer peak, Dr. Paul Alexander, a new science adviser at the Department of...
What Is It With Trump and Face Masks?
Believe it or not — and I know many people will refuse to believe it — right now New York City may be among the...
As Second Wave Builds, U.K. Enters New Coronavirus Testing Crisis
LONDON — With Britons fretting last week that a new six-person limit on gatherings would effectively cancel Christmas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled what he...
Even as Cases Rise, Europe Is Learning to Live With the Coronavirus
PARIS — In the early days of the pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron exhorted the French to wage “war” against the coronavirus. Today, his message is...
Conflicting Virus Data in Texas Raises Distrust of the Government
Inconsistencies and problems with Covid-19 data collection in Texas have clouded the picture of the pandemic’s trajectory in the state, to the point that some...
A University Had a Great Coronavirus Plan, but Students Partied On
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, more than 40,000 students take tests twice a week for the coronavirus. They cannot enter campus buildings unless...
Des Moines Schools Defy Governor’s Reopening Order Amid Coronavirus
No matter how much tension has surrounded the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic, most state and local officials have found a way to...
New York Will Test the Dead More Often for Coronavirus and Flu
Cough, fever, chills — with fall fast on the way, symptoms alone won’t be useful in distinguishing Covid-19 from similar-looking cases of the flu. That...