Covid-19 Pandemic
 Here’s the latest news from the global pandemic. Europe sees deeper slump from virus hit Trump’s pandemic response hurts U.S. standing Vaccines will allow ‘finite’ protection, Fauci says Flying is getting back to normal Air travel is a nightmare again. I flew from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to New York’s LaGuardia on Sunday. My outbound flight one month ago was quiet and sparsely populated. I convinced myself taking the 8:30 a.m. service the morning after a holiday known for burgers and beer would keep the crowds away. I was wrong. One-quarter the number of airline passengers who flew last July 5 flew this year, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Still, domestic passenger volume is improving from earlier in the pandemic, according to trade group Airlines for America. And 37% of the U.S. passenger fleet remains idle, which means the planes that are still aloft can be cramped. I asked the gate agent if I could switch seats to sit next to my boyfriend. She encouraged me to ask my neighbors. That was how I learned my flight was mostly, if not entirely, full.  Passengers in line for a flight in Chicago on Sunday. Photographer: Angelica LaVito/Bloomberg When it was time to board, people rushed to form a line, ignoring stickers reminding them to stay six feet apart. The gate agent over the speaker yelled, “Six feet, six feet!” Nobody moved. I tried to distance while walking to my seat. It’s not really feasible when people standing are anxious to sit down and people are sitting on both sides of you. One man in an aisle seat coughed while I was facing him and it reminded me how vulnerable I felt. When we landed, a flight attendant on the speaker asked people to remain in their seats until the row in front of them stood to avoid crowding. Half the plane did not comply. Where I sat in the back, people actually listened. Packed planes are stressful enough. Add in the uncertainty of whether a cough is just a cough while stuck in close quarters for a few hours and it’s easy to see why people are wary of flying and may be for quite some time.—Angelica LaVito Latest podcast Unemployed and Uninsured in America A wave of job losses has left millions without coverage. In other developed economies, the newly unemployed could rely on systems of universal health care. In America, they’ve had to navigate a bewildering menu of options, as Reade Pickert explains.  What you should read Treatment Clues From Months of Trial and Error The world is amassing more and more experience fighting Covid-19. How Beijing Got to Zero New Cases Resurgence that ignited fears of a second wave looks under control. Millions of Americans Have Moved Due to Covid Young adults are most likely to have relocated, new data show. Getting an Antibody Test You Can Believe In After four contradictory results, the author gets a reading she can trust. Heathrow Aims to Trial Virus Testing Procedure could allow scrapping of quarantine rules for people arriving. 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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