Transmission in the city has become so widespread that Dr. Tom Frieden, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recommended that all New Yorkers change their behavior.
“People in New York City should leave home only for outdoors or essential indoors activities given the level of spread in the community,” he said Thursday.
The city has already given that advice for older adults, people with underlying health conditions that put them at increased risk of severe infection, and those who live with or care for them. But the state controls when to implement additional restrictions and what should trigger them.
First for a first lady: Jill Biden to balance career and East Wing duties
21 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM
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Even before her first moments in office, Jill Biden signalled that she would put her own stamp on the job of first lady. Photo / Amr Alfiky, The New York Times
Even before her first moments in office, Jill Biden signalled that she would put her own stamp on the job of first lady. Photo / Amr Alfiky, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Katie Rogers
Dr. Biden, who holds a doctorate in educational leadership, will continue to teach writing at Northern Virginia Community College, where she taught full-time during her two terms as second lady.
Climate Change, Drought, and Water Contamination: The Untold Story of California’s San Joaquin Valley
By Ellyn Kail on January 15, 2021
Photo by
. Jennifer, a mum of three small children, is drying off her three-month-year-old baby, after giving him a bath in Three Rocks, in the San Joaquin valley, California. The water she just bathed her son in is contaminated. As she is drying her son, she talks about how the water smells bad and tastes awful.
The Wellcome Photography Prize 2021 is
. They’re looking for the human stories behind three urgent health challenges: mental health problems, infectious diseases, and global heating.