Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Yellen Calls for ‘Stabilizing’ U.S. Relations With China Ahead of G20

The New York Times – Business:
The Treasury secretary said in an interview that the United States was not trying to “paralyze China’s economy and stop its development.”
What’s Next for Kyrie Irving’s Career?

The New York Times – Sports:
Irving’s antisemitic movie post is his biggest controversy yet. But the potential fallout could affect not just his basketball career but the N.B.A. itself.
China Adjusts Some Pandemic Policies, While Sticking to ‘Zero Covid’

The New York Times – Business:
Investors cheered the changes, although officials emphasized that measures “must not be relaxed.”
China’s Great ‘Zero-Covid’ Guessing Game

The New York Times – Business:
Companies, investors and global policymakers are trying to divine when the Chinese government will drop its strict restrictions. It comes down to one man: the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping.
Imagining a Monument to an Unimaginable Number of Covid Deaths

The New York Times – T Magazine:
In cities, especially, monuments have become not just an artistic genre unto themselves but evanescent, ever-evolving tributes to those we lost — and continue to lose.
For Fitness Buffs and Landlords, Gyms Are Hot Again

The New York Times – Business:
Hoping to capitalize on a renewed interest in communal experiences, fitness chains are reconfiguring their spaces, offering more room to exercise and better amenities.
Apple Built Its Empire With China. Now Its Foundation Is Showing Cracks.

The New York Times – Business:
Lawmakers’ objections to an obscure Chinese semiconductor company and tough Covid-19 restrictions are hurting Apple’s ability to make new iPhones in China.
Paxlovid May Reduce Risk of Long Covid in Eligible Patients, Study Finds

The New York Times – Business:
The research looked at patients who qualified for the antiviral through age or health conditions. Those who took it shortly after infection were 26 percent less likely to have symptoms 90 days later.
Apple Could Be Short of iPhones Because of Factory Disruptions in China

The New York Times – Business:
The company said Covid-19 restrictions were slowing production of the company’s new phones ahead of the holiday season.
Germany’s Leader Seeks Accord With China on Covid Vaccines

The New York Times – Business:
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a visit to Beijing that China and the European Union were working toward approval of each other’s pandemic vaccines.
In Bid to Show It Is Open, Hong Kong Bends Covid Rules … for Some

The New York Times – Business:
Three splashy events this week were meant to prove that the former British colony was still “Asia’s World City.” But pandemic exemptions were only doled out to those who could afford them.
After Covid Lockdown, Fear and Unrest Sweep iPhone Factory in China

The New York Times – Business:
Hundreds of workers are said to have fled, afraid of being forced into quarantine with inadequate food and supplies.