A woman wearing a protective mask walks in the street on January 31, 2020 in Wuhan.
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The 2019nC0V coronavirus has infected 29,000 and killed more than 800 people in and around the city of Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province, but life goes on under quarantine for the more than 11 million residents of the metropolis. No one knows when the lockdown will end; until that day arrives, Wuhan residents continue to mostly remain inside their homes. Below are some images of what it has been like when they venture out, as well as scenes from a few of the places where coronavirus patients have been isolated.
A Wuhan resident rests at a seat within a public sculpture on February 8.
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A woman wears a protective mask while exercising on January 27.
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A masked man rides a bicycle across the Yangtze River Bridge on January 31.
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An aerial view of an empty flyover in Wuhan on February 7.
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A man browsing what’s left of the vegetables in a market on January 23.
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A worker disinfects the doors in a hotel accommodating isolated people in Wuhan on February 3.
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Workers in Wuhan carry vegetables from a truck at a hospital on February 10.
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Three vendors play cards while wearing protective masks in an alley on January 31.
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Workers continue to prepare beds at Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center on February 4.
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A patient walks inside the Wuhan International Convention and Exhibition Center’s “Fangcang Hospital” on February 5 after it was opened to receive coronavirus patients with mild pneumonia.
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A man drags a handcart across a road in Wuhan on February 5.
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Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and Washington power broker, has died at 85
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. never held elective office, was never a member of the Cabinet and never even worked for the federal government. He was a lawyer who rarely appeared in court, a corporate kingmaker who was not a registered lobbyist, a political strategist who did not direct a campaign.
Yet Mr. Jordan was, for years, one of the most influential figures in Washington. With a commanding presence, personal charm and an inviolable sense of discretion, he had a rare combination of talents that made him the confidant of presidents, congressional leaders, business executives and civil rights figures.
Mr. Jordan was the consummate Washington power broker, reaching the peak of his quiet authority during the 1990s, when he was, with the possible exception of Hillary Clinton, President Bill Clinton’s closest adviser. He had Clinton’s ear through two terms as president, including the most challenging moments, when Clinton faced an investigation and impeachment for a relationship with a White House intern.
“The last thing he’d ever do is betray a friendship,” Clinton said in 1996. “It’s good to have a friend like that.”
Mr. Jordan died March 1 at his home in Washington. He was 85. The death was confirmed by his daughter, Vickee Jordan. She declined to state the cause.
Biden will use the Defense Production Act to help dramatically increase Johnson & Johnson vaccine production
President Biden will announce Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. will help make Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine — an unusual pact between fierce competitors that could sharply boost the supply of the newly authorized vaccine, according to senior administration officials.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a matter that has not been announced, said they began scouring the country for additional manufacturing capacity after they realized in the first days of the administration that Johnson & Johnson had fallen behind in vaccine production. They soon sought to broker a deal with Merck, one of the world’s largest vaccine makers, which had tried and failed to develop its own coronavirus vaccine.
Under the arrangement, Merck will dedicate two facilities in the United States to Johnson & Johnson’s shots. One will provide “fill-finish” services, the last stage of the production process during which the vaccine substance is placed in vials and packaged for distribution. The other will make the vaccine itself, and has the potential to vastly increase supply, perhaps even doubling what Johnson & Johnson could make on its own, the officials said.
The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona to serve as education secretary Monday, vaulting the little-known Connecticut educator into the center of the national debate over how to reopen schools for face-to-face classes. The Senate vote was a bipartisan 64 to 33 for Cardona, whose nomination moved through the chamber without any significant controversy — in contrast with the confirmation his immediate predecessor, Betsy DeVos, who needed the tiebreaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence to win confirmation.
Trump said “everybody” should “go get your shot” at CPAC, but he did not publicize his own vaccination back in January
A Trump adviser confirms the former President and Mrs. Trump both got the vaccine at the White House in January.
Notable that he did not mention this yesterday even though he encouraged others to get it. It could convince his supporters to get vaccinated. Many are skeptical.
De Blasio shares some stats that don’t reflect well on Cuomo’s vaccination policies
This is pretty shocking: Mayor Bill de Blasio says the state’s vaccination sites aren’t vaccinating enough city residents. At Javits Center, more than 42 percent of doses are going to non-NYC residents. At Aqueduct Racetrack, it’s 75 percent.
Mayor de Blasio on sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Cuomo:
“I think more and more people will be talking about what they have experienced…This is not the way a leader should treat anybody. What these women went through is unacceptable.” https://t.co/uJ1i7AFgJYpic.twitter.com/WilEXdgsUD
Sarkozy will be tried again later this month on charges of illegal financing of his 2012 campaign
A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.
The 66-year-old politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.
The court said Sarkozy will be entitled to request to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet.