Southern States Are Facing an Explosion of Virus Cases
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As Mexico begins a mass inoculation program, Iran gets U.S. clearance to buy the vaccine. Warnings or no warnings, millions of Americans are traveling for the holidays.
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Tennessee has reported the country’s most cases per 100,000 people on average over the last seven days. Gov. Bill Lee has refused to enforce a mask mandate, but an employee at a Memphis grocery store wears a mask as he hauls shopping carts.Credit.Whitten Sabbatini for The New York Times
For Christmas, Pastors Offer Comfort and Joy in a Somber Season
“The darkness seems pretty dark at the moment,” said one minister, who will preach about hope in the face of fear.
Bedford Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening.Credit.Ryan Christopher Jones for The New York Times
Published Dec. 24, 2020Updated Dec. 29, 2020
When the Rev. Timothy Cole learned he had Covid-19 in early March, it was the first known case of the virus in Washington. Mr. Cole, the rector of Christ Church Georgetown, was hospitalized for three weeks.
Now fully recovered, the Episcopal priest is leading his church through what is typically one of the busiest and most festive seasons of the Christian calendar. In a normal year, up to 800 people might attend just one of the church’s Christmas Eve services. There would be a children’s pageant and carols and pews packed with worshipers.
Restaurants Forge Ahead Without Indoor Dining nytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
N.Y.C. Restaurants Face Bleak Winter With No Indoor Dining
Restaurants already struggling during the pandemic are experiencing another setback. Many increasingly wonder how they will survive.
Jonathan Garcia, left, and Karlie Mestas having dinner at Maria’s Bistro Mexicano in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn on Sunday. Credit.Ryan Christopher Jones for The New York Times
Published Dec. 14, 2020Updated Feb. 12, 2021
After being shut for two months in the spring because of the pandemic, Maria’s Bistro Mexicano in Sunset Park found signs of optimism in the summer. Outdoor dining bolstered sales. Laid-off workers were rehired. The dining room eventually reopened, welcoming dozens of customers every week to tables spaced six feet apart.
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