Holiday travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Dec. 23.Credit.Nicole Craine for The New York Times
Sunday was the busiest day for U.S. airports since mid-March, underscoring concerns that a spike in holiday travel may contribute to the spread of the coronavirus, even as new cases remain alarmingly high and officials plead with Americans to avoid taking unnecessary risks.
The Transportation Security Administration screened nearly 1.3 million people on Sunday, the most since March 15, when airline passenger numbers were in free-fall as the pandemic began to take hold within the United States.
Since then, the number of travelers screened at airports has exceeded one million fewer than a dozen times, including around Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Italy Turns to Flower Power to Help Spread Vaccine Message
The architect Stefano Boeri has designed primrose-themed pavilions where coronavirus shots will be given, but not everybody is thrilled with the idea.
Doctors, nurses and health care assistants began receiving the coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in Piacenza, Italy, on Sunday.Credit.Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times
ROME This has been an ugly year for Italy.
The first wave of the coronavirus took the country by surprise and killed tens of thousands. The second wave somehow took the government by surprise and has killed thousands more. And Italians, desperate for the new vaccine, have struggled to get their hands on simple flu shots or to understand if they will have to be home and stay home for the holidays.
Italy turns to flower power to help spread COVID-19 vaccine message
To brighten things up as Italians await the vaccine, the government has turned to urban planner and architect Stefano Boeri. New York Times December 28, 2020 / 02:31 PM IST
A nun walks in an empty Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, southern Italy, on the first day after being declared a red zone, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (Alessandro Pone/LaPresse via AP)
This has been an ugly year for Italy.
The first wave of the coronavirus took the country by surprise and killed tens of thousands. The second wave somehow took the government by surprise and has killed thousands more. And Italians, desperate for the arrival of the vaccine next month, have struggled to get their hands on simple flu shots or to understand if they will have to be home and stay home for Christmas.
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