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Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Clock is ticking for NYC restaurants even as outdoor dining resumes  

Social distancing efforts have devastated New York City’s restaurant industry but the crisis is just beginning.

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

The East Village is open! Well, sort of

Now that phase one of reopening has commenced, the vice grip of fear Covid-19 had on the city seems almost a thing of the past, at least for the people on East Ninth Street

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

My trip home during the pandemic

“I am taken onto an ambulance, without anyone explaining anything to me. I don’t know where it is taking me to.”

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Popular India Square “won’t be the same again” 

In phase two of reopening, restaurants are allowed to have only outdoor sitting .   None of the restaurants at India Square have outdoor space so they will continue to have to depend on takeouts and deliveries. 

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

For the developmentally disabled, COVID-19 brings new challenges

Lauren Wise is one of 1.3 billion people living with disabilities worldwide.

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Venezuela has another obstacle: the pandemic

The president imposed a nationwide quarantine on March 17 after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the country.

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

24-hour vending machines distribute masks to help Singapore contain the spread of COVID-19

The new reusable masks “are made of at least three layers of material, with a filtration efficiency of at least 95%, even after 30 washes,” according to the government’s website. 

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Getting married during COVID-19

A global pandemic can't stop weddings.

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

COVID-19 fuels fruit packers strike in Washington State

Workers from six different fruit packing plants in Yakima County, WA have gone on strike in the past month.

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Recovering from drugs during a pandemic

Since the “social distance” order has been put into effect drug recovery programs as well as groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous have had to modify treatment all over the country in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19.