Today's Headlines: Hospitals Move Into Next Phase as New York Passes Viral Peak

Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show
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Hospitals Move Into Next Phase as New York Passes Viral Peak

Hospitals Move Into Next Phase as New York Passes Viral Peak

By SHERI FINK

A sharp drop in coronavirus patients was "like someone turned off the hose," one doctor said. But the city's health system faces challenges ahead.

Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show

Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show

By JAMES GLANZ and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

Even small differences in timing would have prevented the worst exponential growth, which by April had subsumed New York City, New Orleans and other major cities, researchers found.

A New Entry in the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine: Hope

A New Entry in the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine: Hope

By CARL ZIMMER, KNVUL SHEIKH and NOAH WEILAND

Scientists are increasingly optimistic that a vaccine can be produced in record time. But getting it manufactured and distributed will pose huge challenges.

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Editors' Picks

A City Locks Down to Fight Coronavirus, but Robots Come and Go

Technology

A City Locks Down to Fight Coronavirus, but Robots Come and Go

By CADE METZ and ERIN GRIFFITH

Like many other places, a community 50 miles outside London went into quarantine. A fleet of delivery robots has been helping with the groceries.

What to Expect When a Coronavirus Vaccine Finally Arrives

Opinion

What to Expect When a Coronavirus Vaccine Finally Arrives

By ELENA CONIS, MICHAEL MCCOYD and JESSIE A. MORAVEK

Sobering lessons from the history of the polio vaccine.

Today's Videos

Pompeo Denies Inspector General's Firing Was Retaliation for Inquiries

VideoVideo: Pompeo Denies Inspector General's Firing Was Retaliation for Inquiries

By REUTERS

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his request to President Trump to fire the State Department inspector general was not in response to investigations into the potential misuse of government resources. Mr. Pompeo, though, declined to disclose the reason.

Aerial Video Shows Aftermath of Dam Failure in Michigan

VideoVideo: Aerial Video Shows Aftermath of Dam Failure in Michigan

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Severe flooding hit central Michigan after two dams broke. Thousands of residents in the region are under evacuation orders.

Cyclone Amphan Makes Landfall

VideoVideo: Cyclone Amphan Makes Landfall

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Cyclone Amphan hit India's coast as the country and neighboring Bangladesh are struggling with coronavirus infections. The storm also caused floods in Sri Lanka.

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