LONDON — Georgia Paget was an assistant stage manager at London’s production of “Hamilton.” David Lawrence was directing choruses and orchestras throughout Britain. Katy Oakden, a onetime equine midwife, was managing a busy veterinary practice. Mark Karrie, a sound engineer,
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Biden Advisers Say U.S. Will Remain Vulnerable to Covid Unless Congress Acts
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s coronavirus czar said Wednesday that the United States was woefully behind other nations in tracking potentially dangerous variants of the virus, and used the first White House public health briefing to issue a stark warning that
Opinion | Has China Done Too Well Against Covid-19?
Jan. 23 was the anniversary of the lockdown in Wuhan, the first coronavirus lockdown anywhere in the world, and ahead of the occasion, the Chinese government ramped up efforts to showcase its triumph over that initial deadly outbreak. Within weeks
Opinion | The Next President Actually Has a Covid Plan
It has been almost a year since the coronavirus first emerged in the United States, and it’s still spreading uncontrolled through much of the country. Several mutant variants have emerged — some of them with alarming new properties — and
Opinion | I Got Vaccinated. But the Shot Won’t Save My Dying Patients.
I barely even feel the needle. It is over so quickly that I begin to take it all in only afterward, as I claim a seat in the waiting area. There are a handful of us there, each of us
The Place Hit Hardest by the Virus
The coronavirus has disfigured Gallup, a small New Mexico town near Native American reservations, that is now one of the hardest hit places in the country. The virus’s spread upended the local economy, which over the years built up around
At Long Last, a Stimulus Nears
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Workers Tap Retirement Savings as a Last Resort
About a month into the pandemic, Tyler Mathiesen lost his position at a tech company, his first full-time job out of college. For several months, everything was fine: Payments on his $75,000 in student loans were paused, and the extra
Opinion | Why My Father Fled Seoul’s Lockdown
This is an article from Turning Points, a special section that explores what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead. Turning Point: In February, Daegu, South Korea, became the site of the first major coronavirus outbreak
Uneasy Under Lockdown, Pubs in England Count the Days Till Christmas
LONDON — At the Crooked Well, a neighborhood pub in south London that prides itself on its food, the Christmas menu is already decided. There will be venison and beef stews. But whether the stews will actually be served is