This won’t be over by Easter. President Trump has officially extended social distancing guidelines until April 30. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus More than…… MORE
At Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in New York, the ICU is at capacity, patient beds line the hallways of the emergency department, and the morgue is overflowing. Covid-19, Dr. Arabia Mollette said, has turned the Brooklyn-based hospital into “a war zone.” “A medical war zone,” Mollette, an emergency room physician at Brookdale Hospital, told…… MORE
Budget airline EasyJet has become the latest carrier to suspend operations entirely because of the coronavirus. In a statement on Monday, the airline said that it is grounding all 334 of its planes in Europe as a result of travel restrictions across the region, adding that it cannot be sure when flights will resume. The…… MORE
The world may be social distancing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, but nothing was going to stop one of the most successful boy bands of all time coming together in a good cause. On Sunday, the Backstreet Boys reunited for Elton John’s iHeartRadio’s Living Room Concert for America in a bid to raise some smiles…… MORE
The Wimbledon tennis championships will be canceled this week, according to German Tennis Federation (DTB) vice-president Dirk Hordorff. Tournament organizer the All England Club (AELTC) will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday and is expected to make a final decision on the grand slam event, which is set to begin on June 29. In a statement…… MORE
Famed Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has died after contracting novel coronavirus, according to his representatives. Shimura suffered pneumonia-like symptoms and passed away on Sunday night, his agency, Izawa Office, told CNN. He reported symptoms, including fatigue, on March 17 and was hospitalized on March 20 with severe pneumonia before testing positive for coronavirus on March…… MORE
Dr. Alison Webb took her 81-year-old father out of assisted living to live. Coleen Hubbard took her 85-year-old mother out of independent living to die. With the coronavirus moving through facilities that house older adults, families across the country are wondering “Should I bring Mom or Dad home?” It’s a reasonable question. Most retirement complexes…… MORE
Social distancing guidelines that have shut down cites across the US have been extended to April 30 as a top US health official warns that 100,000 or more people could die in the US from the novel coronavirus. “What we’re trying to do is not to let that happen,” Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National…… MORE
Just over two weeks ago, I was visiting New York City, and the world felt poised on a precipice. As cases ratcheted up in the city and I girded against potential coronavirus infection, I decided to grab a cheap flight back sooner than planned. In the time of coronavirus, the ticket cost about as much…… MORE
A cruise ship scheduled to arrive in Florida this week has reported at least 189 people are suffering flu-like symptoms on board. Holland America’s Zaandam began transiting the Panama Canal late Sunday night after being docked off the coast of Panama for several days. The boat and its occupants have been in limbo for weeks…… MORE
