But she said that the W.H.O. estimates were far too high. “It is not the numbers that matter most, but how to intervene in handling
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The Junior College Team Built by the Pandemic
GASTONIA, N.C. — The recruiting pitch to play baseball at Gaston College required a vivid imagination last spring. The community college, just outside Charlotte, was
Pandemic Housing Market Creates Extraordinary Wealth
Over the past two years, Americans who own their homes have gained more than $6 trillion in housing wealth. To be clear, that doesn’t mean
Loss of Pandemic Aid Stresses Hospitals That Treat the Uninsured
“It’s horrible,” he said. Dr. Philip Elizondo, his orthopedic colleague, said the hospital had to cancel minor surgeries for health problems that subsequently ballooned. One
Why the Pandemic Became a Form of Birth Control for Some
For other older parents, the changes wrought by the pandemic helped clarify their limitations, in ways that were painful even as they brought them something
Britain Broke the Law by Moving Hospital Patients to Nursing Homes Early in Pandemic, Court Rules
The British government’s decision in the spring of 2020 to discharge hospital patients into nursing homes without testing them for the coronavirus was illegal, a
Trump Officials Gave Pandemic Loan to Trucking Company Despite Objections
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday released a report alleging that top Trump administration officials awarded a $700 million pandemic relief loan to a struggling
E.U. Says the Emergency Phase of the Pandemic Is Over
The European Union said on Wednesday that it was moving out of the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, while focusing on vaccination, pandemic surveillance
What We Lose Communicating Through Text in a Pandemic
She has bilateral pneumonia and acute respiratory distress. The doctors explain her inflammation to me as a “cytokine storm” that is ravaging her body. Her
Rapid Inflation, Lower Employment: How the U.S. Pandemic Response Measures Up
The United States spent more aggressively to protect its economy from the pandemic than many global peers, a strategy that has helped to foment more