Coronavirus Live News and Updates

Here’s what you need to know: ImageLuxury stores on a street in Milan last week. The Italian economy is predicted to shrink by more than 9 percent this year.Credit…Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times A deep recession and ballooning unemployment in Europe darken the global economic picture. The European Union’s economy is set to shrink…

World Coronavirus Tracker

Here’s what you need to know: ImageIn Rome last week. The Italian economy has already experienced a sharp downturn, and worse is expected.Credit…Nadia Shira Cohen for The New York Times Nations tackle lockdown next steps. Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected on Wednesday to lay out Germany’s plan for its next phase of the coronavirus response…

Getting Kids to Move More

When we asked readers recently what they wanted to know about the coronavirus and exercise, many parents responded with variations of the question — or in some instances, the cri de coeur — of how do I get my kids to move more and stop sitting all day in front of laptops, phones and televisions?…

Have I Been Cleaning All Wrong?

Ever since the coronavirus became a threat, many of us are doing a lot more cleaning at home, spraying and wiping pretty much everything in sight, especially high-touch surfaces like door knobs and faucet handles. But many of us are used to giving a surface a quick spray, followed by a wipe or two, which…

When Your Tween Acts Up on Lockdown

My stuck-at-home 11-year-old spends her off-school hours on the online game platform Roblox. As screen time goes, it’s a pretty safe, kid-friendly and creative option, since with parental controls I’m able to lock down her privacy (that means no chats, ever). But she resists screen time limits, argues about getting off Roblox to do chores…