Here’s what you need to know: Illinois makes it a misdemeanor for business owners who flout pandemic restrictions. Image In the face of increasing disregard of stay-at home-orders, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has increased the penalty for businesses that violate efforts to slow the rate of Covid-19 infections.Credit…Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press The owners of restaurants, bars and…
It’s a great day for the race. The human race. At a contemplative pace. May 18, 2020 We were knee-deep in quarantine and the television was on. “Andrew Cuomo is talking about running!” I shrieked excitedly to my husband. “Running for president?” No. Known for his enjoyment of pickup basketball games and water-skiing, the governor…
There is little respite for the nurses working with coronavirus patients at N.Y.U. Langone Health. Inside the recently opened Kimmel Pavilion in Manhattan, hundreds of patients rest in rooms designed to minimize infection. When the nurses do take a break, a soundtrack of wailing sirens reminds them what lies ahead on their return. On March…