Covid-19 Pandemic
 Here’s the latest coronavirus news today. Boris Johnson eyes more lockdown easing in U.K.Pandemic puts Lufthansa future on the line Cases increase in Brazil, Germany Our take on the latest developments New York’s fashionistas can rejoice: haircuts are finally back. Barber shops and salons are among the thousands of businesses allowed to reopen on Monday as part of the second phase of the city’s gradual reopening. In all, some 150,000 to 300,000 workers are expected to get back to work this week. Many salons are already beginning to take appointments from desperate New Yorkers, who’ve been known to spend a whopping $1,000 on a cut. That’s a good thing because while walk-in service is allowed, anxious customers won’t be able to wait if there isn’t a chair immediately available. The salon experience won’t quite be the same: occupancy is capped at 50%, and stylists are required to wear a mask as well as a face shield or safety goggles. And shop owners must shut down non-essential amenities, like reading and magazine areas and product sampling.  An employee dyes a co-worker’s hair in preparation of reopening at Julien Farel Restore Salon in New York. Photographer: Nina Westervelt/Bloomberg For phase two, New York will also allow restaurants to open for outdoor dining, and in-store retail will resume across the city. Offices are also allowed to reopen along with the city’s playgrounds, a welcome relief for parents who have been cooped up with kids for months during the pandemic. New Yorkers are looking forward to getting back to feeling—and looking—like themselves again. Still, there’s some things that will have to wait. Salons won’t be allowed to perform any services that require customers to remove their masks. Sorry, New Yorkers. That means still no beard trims.—Jenny Surane Track the virus The New Weapon in the Covid-19 War Michael Lewis reports on a breakthrough by the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub that might dig us out of the Covid-19 depths.  Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP What you should read Europe’s Virus Beaters Suffer Economic Hit Slovakia, with fewest per-capita deaths, is among worst affected. Australia Tightens Measures Fearing Covid Return Aussie dollar declines as virus setback weighs on currency. Virus Hotspots Emerge Across Rural India Areas exposed when migrant workers who lost their jobs returned home. Trump Campaign Faces Reckoning Pandemic leads a host of issues shadowing reelection effort. China May See Food Dilemma After Covid Risk to supply chains is reviving a push for self-sufficiency. Know someone else who would like this newsletter? Have them sign up here. Have any questions, concerns, or news tips on Covid-19 news? Get in touch or help us cover the story. Like this newsletter? Subscribe for unlimited access to trusted, data-based journalism in 120 countries around the world and gain expert analysis from exclusive daily newsletters, The Bloomberg Open and The Bloomberg Close. Follow Us Get the newsletter You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg’s Coronavirus Daily newsletter. Unsubscribe | Bloomberg.com | Contact Us Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington, New York, NY, 10022 |
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