Tag : Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

100 Babies Stranded in Ukraine After Surrogate Births

Travel bans have prevented the babies’ parents from entering the country. One official says as many as 1,000 babies will be born before restrictions are lifted.

When Sheltering in Place Puts Your Tax Strategy at Risk

Advisers say taxpayers facing residency questions because of quarantine orders need to keep detailed records to explain where they lived, for how long and why.

Who’s Enforcing Mask Rules? Often Retail Workers, and They’re Getting Hurt

The risk of a violent reaction now hangs over jobs already fraught with health perils.

She’s 108, Lived Through the Spanish Flu and Just Beat Covid-19

Sylvia Goldsholl, who lives in a New Jersey nursing home, is one of the country’s oldest survivors of the coronavirus. “She’s very feisty,” her nephew said.

Christie’s Gets Creative for 20th-Century Art Auction in July

The sale, which includes works that were to be sold in New York in May, will be a hybrid: in-person (where allowed) and online in a format tailored for the coronavirus era.

Tanglewood, Musical Haven in the Berkshires, Cancels Summer Season

The shuttering of the Northeast tradition seems to represent the end of live performance in America this summer.

Love Letter: Living Alone in a Pandemic

Plus, proposals are not on pause.

As His Pay Shrinks in the Absence of Tennis, His Heart Grows Fonder

Ron Yu, a racket technician for some of the best players in the world, has lost his primary source of income during the coronavirus pandemic but also remembered how much he loves the sport.

What Parents Should Know as States Reopen

Experts urge caution and continued protective measures for playgrounds, play dates and family travel.

Dealing With the Dark Side of Low Interest Rates

When you borrow, low interest rates are fabulous. But if you need to live on your savings, you will be receiving far less income.

A Drug Company Wagers the U.S. Won’t Dare Charge It With Crimes

Teva, the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, recently pulled out of settlement talks with the Justice Department.

Is It Safe to Go Out to Eat?

Dining rooms are reopening in many states, but that doesn’t mean you should go. Before you decide, public health experts advise taking these steps.

The Paralympics Got Postponed. A Retired Champion Got an Idea.

Rudy Garcia-Tolson competed in four Paralympics and thought he was ready to call it a career — until he realized that an extra year of training could enable his comeback.

U.K. Coronavirus Testers Pay Price for a Day of Triumph

The British government promised 100,000 daily tests by April 30. It delivered. But the frantic push to hit that deadline has left labs scrabbling for supplies just when they need to expand further.

‘Wuhan Diary’ Offers an Angry and Eerie View From Inside Quarantine

Fang Fang’s online diary, now a book, made her a nuisance to the powers that be and a national hero to many others in China.