The Drones Were Ready for This Moment

New Yorkers strolling along the East River early last month glanced up to see an unsettling sight: a mysterious drone claiming to represent something called the “Anti-Covid-19 Volunteer Drone Task Force” barking orders to pedestrians below to maintain social distancing. “Please maintain a social distance of at least six feet,” the drone intoned, according to…

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U.K. to Quarantine All Incoming Air Travelers; a Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Shows Promise

Here’s what you need to know: ImagePassengers arriving at Heathrow Airport on Friday.Credit…Tolga Akmen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images U.K. announces a quarantine of all international air travelers. Britain will quarantine everyone flying into the country, including citizens, for 14 days beginning June 8 to fight the spread of the coronavirus, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced…

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As Death Toll Nears 100,000, Some in White House Question the Math

Here’s what you need to know: ImageDr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, briefed reporters on Friday.Credit…Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times Some White House officials suggest deaths are overcounted. Experts disagree. As the United States continues its advance toward 100,000 coronavirus deaths, a grim milestone the country is expected to reach in the…

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