Your Friday Briefing

> Coronavirus, Britain, China: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMDA0MTcmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAeiDiZXlx4dvVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNDE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NzE4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNDE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NzE4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNy9icmllZmluZy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1icml0YWluLWNoaW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfZGtfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUzNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAeiDiZXlx4dvVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Friday, April 17, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNy9icmllZmluZy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1icml0YWluLWNoaW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNDE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NzE4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering the extension of the U.K.’s lockdown, a political fight in Spain over the number of coronavirus deaths, the staggering U.S. jobless claims and the end of China’s growth streak. By Victoria Shannon Paternoster Square in London on Thursday. Andrew Testa for The New York Times Britain extends its lockdown into May Britain confirmed it would prolong its lockdown for at least three more weeks as part of its efforts to keep smothering the spread of the coronavirus. But the government was [far less clear about how to relax restrictions later](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstY29yb25hdmlydXMtbG9ja2Rvd24tZXhpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NzE4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAB6IOJleXHh29VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) without causing another outbreak. Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary who is leading the British government while Prime Minister Boris Johnson recuperates from the virus, set out five prerequisites for easing restrictions, including a sustained and consistent decline in the daily death rates. With 861 new deaths announced on Thursday — 100 more than the day before — Britain appears far from meeting that prerequisite, as well as others that Mr. Raab outlined. Test blunder: The U.K. paid $20 million for new coronavirus tests from China in a global scramble for kits. [They didn’t work](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1hbnRpYm9keS10ZXN0LXVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1hbnRpYm9keS10ZXN0LXVrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Here are the [latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNy93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1uZXdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), as well as [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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But [in Spain, the count has become caustically political](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY29yb25vYXZpcnVzLXNwYWluLWRlYXRoLXRvbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzcxOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUzNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAeiDiZXlx4dvVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Spain’s official death toll, which remains among the world’s highest, is closing in on 20,000. But there is evidence that it could be far higher, with many deaths — especially those in nursing homes — not properly classified as stemming from the coronavirus. The confusion has led to recrimination and sinister claims, with opposition politicians accusing the fragile coalition government of covering up the real numbers. Russia: President Vladimir Putin [postponed the military parade and flag-waving celebrations of Victory Day](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4RcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvd29ybGQvY29yb25hdmlydXMtbmV3cy11cGRhdGVzLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE3JmluZGV4PTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbGFiZWw9Z2xvYmFsJm1vZHVsZT1TcG90bGlnaHQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTM2MiZ0ZT0xJnR5cGU9c3R5bG4tbGl2ZS11cGRhdGVzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjbGluay00ZjllNTYxYVcDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on May 9, marking the Red Army’s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Italy: The country, which was the center of the pandemic last month, is now emerging from its worst days. Here’s how the number of [new known cases and deaths are growing across the provinces](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaXRhbHktY29yb25hdmlydXMtY2FzZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzcxOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUzNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAeiDiZXlx4dvVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). European sports: Scotland’s top four soccer leagues decided to award their championships based on where teams stand now. The Giro d’Italia bicycle race is considering a reduction to 14 stages from 21. [Few sport decisions are going to make everyone happy.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvc3BvcnRzL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXNjb3R0aXNoLXByZW1pZXItZ2lyby1kaXRhbGlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) President Trump at his daily coronavirus news conference on Thursday. Doug Mills/The New York Times President Trump defers to states on when to reopen Guidelines released by President Trump on Thursday effectively mean that [any restoration of American society will take place on a patchwork basis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy10cnVtcC1ndWlkZWxpbmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), with states moving at their own paces to revive daily life. He told the nation’s governors they could begin reopening businesses, restaurants and other elements of society by May 1 or earlier if they wanted to, abandoning his threat to use what he had claimed was his absolute authority to impose his will on them. Jobless rolls: More than [5.2 million U.S. workers applied for unemployment benefits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvYnVzaW5lc3MvZWNvbm9teS91bmVtcGxveW1lbnQtbnVtYmVycy1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NzE4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAB6IOJleXHh29VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) last week, bringing the four-week total to a staggering 22 million — a toll not seen since the Great Depression. The job losses and other consequences of the coronavirus outbreak have called attention to how close to the edge many Americans were already living, [highlighting profound, longstanding vulnerabilities in the economic system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWVjb25vbXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzcxOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUzNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAeiDiZXlx4dvVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). America first: The Trump administration is working to [secure medical supplies for Americans first](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZm9yZWlnbi1haWQtcHJvdGVjdGl2ZS1lcXVpcG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzcxOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUzNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAeiDiZXlx4dvVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) by limiting how U.S. aid is used to buy masks, plastic gloves and other protective medical equipment in some of the world’s neediest nations. New York: The state’s [shutdown was extended until May 15](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4RkAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvbnlyZWdpb24vY29yb25hdmlydXMtbmV3LXlvcmstdXBkYXRlLmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE3JmluZGV4PTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbGFiZWw9bmV3K3lvcmsmbW9kdWxlPVNwb3RsaWdodCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdHlwZT1zdHlsbi1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsaW5rLTRhYjg0MWI1VwNueXRCCgAeiDiZXlx4dvVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in coordination with other states. The skyline of the central business district in Beijing. Thomas Peter/Reuters China’s growth streak is broken by the virus The country’s first-quarter gross domestic product shrank by 6.8 percent, [the first contraction of the Chinese economy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1lY29ub215Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in more than four decades, the government reported. The pandemic and attempts to contain it have sharply cut the world’s appetite for China’s goods The country’s national statistics office already confirmed this week that industrial production, retail sales and investment all had double-digit drops in the first two months of this year compared with the same period of 2019. Signs of life: Before he was expelled from the country, one Times reporter visited Hefei, a middle-class city in central China, [to chronicle the country’s emergence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1jZW5zb3JzaGlwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from its battle against the coronavirus. But police officers who interfered with his interviews made it difficult to document the many signs of renewal there. Japan: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan declared [a nationwide state of emergency](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4RUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvd29ybGQvY29yb25hdmlydXMtbmV3cy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQxNyZpbmRleD0xJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NzE4JmxhYmVsPWdsb2JhbCZtb2R1bGU9U3BvdGxpZ2h0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUzNjImdGU9MSZ0eXBlPXN0eWxuLWxpdmUtdXBkYXRlcyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I2xpbmstMjgyZGVlMmZXA255dEIKAB6IOJleXHh29VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) as coronavirus cases in the country continued a monthlong sharp rise that pushed its total past 8,000. If you have 7 minutes, this is worth it Climate change on a drying island Tommy Trenchard for The New York Times The island of Anjouan, part of the nation of the Comoros off the East African coast, receives more annual rainfall than most of Europe. 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Israel: After a year of political deadlock, lawmakers have just [21 days to come up with a formula for a majority government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZWxlY3Rpb24tZ2FudHotbmV0YW55YWh1Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc3MTgmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249d2hhdEVsc2Umc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTM2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKAB6IOJleXHh29VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Failing that, Parliament will automatically disperse on May 7 and, for the fourth time in little over a year, send Israelis back to the ballot box. Switzerland: Nora Illi, a Swiss convert to Islam who publicly [challenged bans against full-body veils](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbm9yYS1pbGxpLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzcxOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for Muslim women, died in Bern, Switzerland, from breast cancer. She was 35. Espen Finstad/Secretsoftheice.com Snapshot: The warming climate in Norway has melted ice on a mountain pass, revealing [relics of an ancient Viking trade route](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbm9yd2F5LXZpa2luZy1hcnRpZmFjdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzcxOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Wine: Vintners in France have approved an official, though voluntary, [way to certify so-called natural wines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMTYvZGluaW5nL2RyaW5rcy9uYXR1cmFsLXdpbmVzLXZpbi1tZXRob2RlLW5hdHVyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3NzE4Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjUzNjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAeiDiZXlx4dvVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). But our wine critic, Eric Asimov, believes natural wine is as much defined by the intention of the producer as it is by adherence to a set of rules. What we’re reading: [This Bon Appétit essay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRge72IP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYm9uYXBwZXRpdC5jb20vc3RvcnkvY2FsbC15b3VyLW1vbT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzcxOCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1MzYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAHog4mV5ceHb1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about learning to cook through crisis with the help of an Italian mother over FaceTime. “Until this, I hadn’t laughed once while reading about how people are coping with the pandemic,” writes Jenna Wortham, a staff writer for The Times Magazine and a host of our “Still Processing” podcast. 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Melina Delkic, on the Briefings team, spoke with one of the people interviewed in the video: Montaha Nattah, a 21-year-old student who has lived in Libya for most of her life. Here’s their text exchange on WhatsApp, lightly edited for space. Montaha Nattah, 21, has lived in Libya for most of her life. What’s your typical day like? Most of my day is spent writing papers, preparing projects, attending classes and studying for exams. Studying during quarantine is quite difficult — you barely have the energy to get tasks done — but studying while living in a war zone and being quarantined is an outrageous combination I would never want anyone to experience. Libyans are used to leaving their houses whenever there is intense shelling nearby. Unfortunately, during the era of Covid-19, that is not the case. How long have you lived in Tripoli? My whole life until 2018, when I got to study at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. I visited Libya every summer and winter break, but during these extraordinary times and despite the ongoing conflict, I decided to go back home because I believe that home is a feeling, not only a place. If this pandemic is going to be the end of the world, then I’d rather die in my hometown next to my family. What are you seeing and hearing around you right now? Living in Tripoli nowadays means hearing drones flying above your head most of the time. It means hearing projectiles falling around you. It means seeing and smelling smoke and polluted air when you open your window because of the places that get bombed. And finally, it means putting your earphones on whenever there is intensive shelling, so you can forget about the reality a little. That’s it for this briefing. 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