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The Covid-19 Pandemic

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world.

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      What’s Going On With Covid Right Now?

      Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are lower than they’ve been in years. We asked experts how to think about personal risk — and what the future likely holds.

       By Dana G. Smith

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    The C.D.C. said only about 43 percent of adults 65 and older had received their first booster shot.
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    U.S. Authorizes a New Round of Covid Boosters

    Older Americans and those with weakened immune systems, groups still particularly vulnerable to the virus, may receive additional shots of the reformulated vaccine, federal officials said.

     By Apoorva Mandavilli

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    A cleanup crew at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, in March 2020.
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    Scientist Revisits Data on Raccoon Dogs and Covid, Stressing the Unknowns

    After analyzing genetic data swabbed from a Wuhan market in early 2020, a virologist said it was unclear if animals for sale there had been infected.

     By Benjamin Mueller

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    A Covid patient in the I.C.U. of a hospital in Surrey, British Columbia. A new study points to higher risks of diabetes among men and those with severe disease.
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    Covid May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Researchers Find

    Men and people with severe illnesses were more likely to develop the condition within a year. But the data does not prove that the coronavirus causes diabetes.

     By Roni Caryn Rabin

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    A patient living with long Covid since her infection in March 2020 in Massachusetts. The analysis involved a total of 860,783 patients and found patients were more likely to be female.
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    Who Is Most at Risk for Long Covid?

    A new analysis summarizes the emerging picture of factors that make long-term post-Covid symptoms more likely.

     By Pam Belluck

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    The Wuhan Institute of Virology is known for its advanced research on bat coronaviruses.
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    Lab Leak or Not? How Politics Shaped the Battle Over Covid’s Origin

    A lab leak was once dismissed by many as a conspiracy theory. But the idea is gaining traction, even as evidence builds that the virus emerged from a market.

     By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Benjamin Mueller

Vaccine

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    In the early days of the pandemic, when there were no effective treatments for Covid and a new vaccine seemed a distant fantasy, health care workers were enrolled in a trial and inoculated with an old TB vaccine.
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    The C.D.C. said only about 43 percent of adults 65 and older had received their first booster shot.
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    The bivalent booster shots target the Omicron subvariant BA.5.
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    The decision reflects the Biden administration’s ongoing concerns about the durability of protection against the virus for those Americans most at risk.
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    A woman receiving a fourth shot in September in Phoenix. While a Covid infection can be a matter of inconvenience for some, it can spell severe disease, hospitalization and death for older adults and immunocompromised people.
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Maps and Trackers

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Travel

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    Mainland Chinese tourists at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai district in Hong Kong, last month.
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    Travelers at Kennedy International Airport waited to check in for a flight to China earlier this month. China’s reopening has been slowed, in part, by geopolitical tensions.
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    Sunset on Boracay’s White Beach feels lively, but some worry it will tip back into being overcrowded.
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    A check-in line for a China Eastern Airlines flight to Shanghai at New York’s Kennedy International Airport last week.
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Economy

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    A meeting between President Biden and top Republicans did not produce a deal to resolve the debt limit standoff, but Mr. Biden opened the door to a couple of options.
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    The Federal Reserve said the financial sector could face risks from exposure to the commercial real estate sector.
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    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has struggled to retain bank examiners in high-cost areas like New York City.
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    In his campaign kickoff, President Biden understated the approval ratings of some of his predecessors while defending his own.
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    President Joe Biden arrives on stage to address the North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton soon after his announced on Tuesday that he would seek a second term.
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Lives We've Lost

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    Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the animation format known as GIF, received a lifetime achievement honor at the Webby Awards in 2013.
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    Sidney Miller II in an undated photo. His magazine, Black Radio Exclusive, examined the world of Black music and hosted an annual conference.
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    Hans Neuenfels in 2014. He was renowned for provocative interpretations of classic works.
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    The photographer and filmmaker James Bidgood in 2019. The pictures he took for men’s physique magazines were lavish fantasies full of references to mythology, adventurous lighting and props, and attractive men — sometimes in costume, sometimes in nothing.
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    Arnie Kantrowitz last year. He was an early advocate for gay rights and fairer depiction of gay people in the media.
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  1. Open-Armed Chicago Feels the Strains of a Migrant Influx

    Asylum seekers are pouring in at a fraught moment, when Chicago is changing mayors, its shelters are full, and a pandemic-driven restriction at the southern border is expected to end.

    By Julie Bosman

     

  2. As Covid Emergency Ends, U.S. Response Shifts to Peacetime Mode

    The coronavirus public health emergency, declared by the Trump administration in 2020, will expire on Thursday. Interviews with senior health officials suggest the nation is not ready for a new pandemic.

    By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland

     

  3. What Does the End of the Covid Health Emergency Mean for New York City?

    The city had already stopped some services, like mobile testing sites, but many others, including free vaccines and Paxlovid, will continue for now.

    By Sharon Otterman

     
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    Why Small Businesses Outside Manhattan Are Reeling

    Rent increases are slamming businesses in the boroughs, while Manhattan commercial rents are declining.

    By James Barron

     
  5. Ensayo invitado

    Si la pandemia ya no es una emergencia de salud pública, entonces, ¿qué es?

    Ya no es una emergencia de salud pública de importancia internacional. Pero dos cosas son seguras: el SARS-CoV-2 permanecerá entre nosotros y seguirá evolucionando.

    By David Quammen

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  6. La emergencia terminó, la covid no

    Tres años de pandemia, el fin del Título 42 en EE. UU. y más para ponerse al día.

    By Elda Cantú

     

  7. A Big Policy Change at the Border

    An emergency health rule used to swiftly expel migrants is about to expire, and a spike in arrivals is expected at the southern border.

    By Michael Barbaro, Clare Toeniskoetter, Nina Feldman, Luke Vander Ploeg, Carlos Prieto, Patricia Willens, Marc Georges, M.J. Davis Lin, Marion Lozano and Chris Wood

     

  8. El fin del Título 42 podría ocasionar que miles lleguen a la frontera de EE. UU.

    La política que ha permitido la rápida expulsión de muchos inmigrantes en la frontera sur se levantará el jueves. Las autoridades se preparan para un nuevo aumento de la inmigración.

    By Miriam Jordan and Michael D. Shear

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  9. Resabios de la pandemia: ¿Qué hábitos te dejó el coronavirus?

    La emergencia sanitaria por COVID-19 ha terminado a nivel internacional, según anunció la Organización Mundial de la Salud el 5 de mayo.

    By The New York Times

     

  10. El Título 42 terminará pronto. ¿Qué significa para EE. UU. y para las personas que migran?

    Una regla sanitaria implementada durante la pandemia, y que se utilizaba para expulsar inmediatamente a los migrantes, pronto dejará de estar vigente.

    By Eileen Sullivan

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