Your Thursday Briefing

> Coronavirus, world hunger, oil prices: Here’s what you need to know. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMDA0MjMmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMy9icmllZmluZy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy13b3JsZC1odW5nZXItb2lsLXByaWNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X2RrXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Thursday, April 23, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMy9icmllZmluZy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy13b3JsZC1odW5nZXItb2lsLXByaWNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACK9IaFe9o177lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering the calamity of collapsing oil prices, a looming world hunger crisis and two lovers dating across borders. By Isabella Kwai An oil field in Russia. While it has a financial cushion, the country has negotiated oil production cuts with other producers. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Collapsing oil prices are upending the world The collapse in oil prices from the coronavirus pandemic is spelling economic calamity for oil-dependent nations like Iraq and Venezuela. “No one imagined a crisis of this scope,” one global energy expert said. “This was in no scenario.” Our reporters explored how [oil-coronavirus shock](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4Q0AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMjIvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9vaWwtcHJpY2UtY29sbGFwc2UtY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbW9kdWxlPVRvcCtTdG9yaWVzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) will hit countries around the world. Case study: Low oil prices and infections are [imperiling the North Sea industry off Scotland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMi9idXNpbmVzcy9ub3J0aC1zZWEtb2lsLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that provided Britain with hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in tax revenue. Markets: Asian markets were mixed on Thursday, while futures markets predicted a weak opening on Wall Street. Follow [our live](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMy9idXNpbmVzcy9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)[briefing](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMy9idXNpbmVzcy9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMy93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1uZXdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on the pandemic as well as [updated maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4RPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjAvd29ybGQvY29yb25hdmlydXMtbWFwcy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbW9kdWxlPVRvcCtTdG9yaWVzJm1vZHVsZT1TcG90bGlnaHQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In other news: ■ The first U.S. death from the virus came [in early February, weeks earlier than previously thought](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMi91cy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1maXJzdC11bml0ZWQtc3RhdGVzLWRlYXRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), say Californian officials (see below in our back story). ■ The first Covid-19 case has been confirmed in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, intensifying fears for [one of the Middle East’s most vulnerable populations.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMi93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1jYXNlcy13b3JsZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACK9IaFe9o177lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) ■ President Trump’s move to temporarily stop issuing green cards has [unsettled immigrants who are wait-listed for a green card](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMjIvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi10cnVtcC1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACK9IaFe9o177lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), many of whom are Indian nationals. ■ Iran may be [accelerating the execution of prisoners](~/AAAAAQA~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-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday, a potential warning to inmates who participated in protests last month. ■ British lawmakers carried out their normally boisterous question-and-answer session [in the House of Commons by video link](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4RhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMjIvd29ybGQvY29yb25hdmlydXMtbGl2ZS1uZXdzLXVwZGF0ZXMuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5kZXg9MiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZsYWJlbD1nbG9iYWwmbW9kdWxlPVNwb3RsaWdodCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnBndHlwZT1Ib21lcGFnZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdHlwZT1zdHlsbi1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNsaW5rLTFkYjAyMTIyVwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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Tamas Kovacs/MTI, via Associated Press E.U. watches as some use pandemic to build power The increasingly autocratic governments of Poland and Hungary are [using the pandemic to consolidate their power and punish political opponents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcG9sYW5kLWh1bmdhcnktY29yb25hdmlydXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — and the European Union, though critical, has not intervened. In fact, the bloc has funneled more emergency aid, with little oversight, to each of the countries than to virus-ravaged Spain or Italy. Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary is exercising emergency powers granted to him to deny opposition mayors sizable tax receipts. Poland’s government is forging ahead with presidential elections on May 10, requiring votes to be cast by postal ballot, despite the postal union calling it impossible. Though the European Parliament has called both the Polish and Hungarian actions during the coronavirus crisis “totally incompatible with European values,” the bloc’s reluctance to penalize them has raised questions. Details: Hungary and Poland, with a combined population of 48 million and fewer than 700 confirmed Covid-19 deaths, received 13 billion euros. Italy and Spain, with 107 million people and more than 46,000 deaths, received half as much. Distributing meals in New Delhi this month. Lines for food in India are thousands-deep. Rebecca Conway for The New York Times ‘Instead of coronavirus, the hunger will kill us’ Lockdowns are drying up work and incomes, leaving [millions to worry about having enough to eat](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMi93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvY29yb25hdmlydXMtaHVuZ2VyLWNyaXNpcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACK9IaFe9o177lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The World Food Program estimates that 265 million people could be pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of the year, which would double the number of people facing acute hunger. In Nairobi, a giveaway of flour and oil set off a stampede. In India, thousands line up for bread and vegetables. But even charitable giveaways could expose people to the virus if throngs appeared. To get a picture of the crisis, our reporters around the world spoke to a migrant worker in Delhi; a construction worker displaced from his home in Syria; and an aid worker in a Nairobi shantytown. Quote: “Instead of coronavirus, the hunger will kill us,” said the migrant worker, lining up for food. “The lockdown has trampled on our dignity.” Looking ahead: What will our new normal after a pandemic feel like? Fear of others may linger — but [so may a new sense of community](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1zb2NpYWwtaW1wYWN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). If you have 5 minutes, this is worth it A date across closed borders Emile Ducke for The New York Times Above, Karsten Tüchsen Hansen, 89, and Inga Rasmussen, 85, at the Danish-German border. She drives from the Danish side, he cycles from the German side. Then the two lovers sit on either side of the border to chat, joke and drink. Despite closing of the border that separates them, [the pair have kept their romance alive](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMjIvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWRlbm1hcmstZ2VybWFueS1ib3JkZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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The threat came a week after the Pentagon accused Iranian boats of “dangerous” approaches to U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf. Robert Presutti for The New York Times Snapshot: Above, two nuns label food products for sale at the[Phoka Nunnery of St. Nino in the country of Georgia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMjIvdHJhdmVsL2EtZ2xpbXBzZS1pbnNpZGUtdGhlLXNlY2x1ZGVkLXdvcmxkLW9mLWEtZ2VvcmdpYW4tbnVubmVyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXdoYXRFbHNlJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The photojournalist Robert Presutti visited the secluded nunnery, housed in a restored 11th-century church, over several years. Watch: What if Anne Frank had vlogged her experience in hiding? That’s the premise of a [new online series](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMi9hcnRzL2FubmUtZnJhbmstdmlkZW8tZGlhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) aimed at young people living in isolation. What we’re reading: [Outside magazine’s deep dive](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm91dHNpZGVvbmxpbmUuY29tLzI0MTE3MTEvd2hha2Fhcmktd2hpdGUtaXNsYW5kLW5ldy16ZWFsYW5kLXZvbGNhbm8tZXJ1cHRpb24tMjAxOT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj13aGF0RWxzZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on the eruption of the volcano on White Island in New Zealand. Elisabeth Goodridge, our deputy travel editor, calls it “a well-written, thoroughly reported and very, very gripping read, which shines a light on the risks of adventure tourism and the question of who’s responsible when disaster strikes.” ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzY5JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjAwNDIzVwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDIxODk2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjAwNDIzVwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTUyOTY2JmxpPU1CRSZtPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnA9TUJFXzIwMjAwNDIzVwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Now, a break from the news Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times Cook: [Meatballs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxNzcwMC1tZWF0YmFsbHMtd2l0aC1hbnktbWVhdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1hQnJlYWsmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACK9IaFe9o177lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) work with almost any meat, including vegan substitutes. And once you master the basics, you can change the seasonings for lots of variety. Explore: [The Lyrid meteor shower](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMS9zY2llbmNlL2x5cmlkcy1tZXRlb3Itc2hvd2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) will reward anyone with a clear view of the night sky. We have [art to discover](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9hcnQtZHVyaW5nLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [Merce Cunningham choreography to learn](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMS9hcnRzL2RhbmNlL0RJWS1tZXJjZS1jdW5uaW5naGFtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). And check in on [these graphic designers and illustrators](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yMC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1ncmFwaGljLWRlc2lnbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWFCcmVhayZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to see what they’ve been up to. 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And wouldn’t you like your kids to treat you [the way they treated their teacher](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMjEvcGFyZW50aW5nL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWhvbWUtc2Nob29saW5nLWNoaWxkcmVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), in the days before home schooling? Need a little inspiration? We have many more ideas on things to cook, watch, read and do on our [At Home page](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2F0LWhvbWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YUJyZWFrJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). And now for the Back Story on … A rewritten U.S. timeline for the coronavirus Dr. Sara Cody, director of the Santa Clara County, Calif., public health department, speaking at a news conference in February. Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group, via Associated Press News that a person who died in Santa Clara County, Calif., on Feb. 6 had the coronavirus has raised questions about [the timeline of the U.S. outbreak](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMjIvdXMvY29yb25hdmlydXMtbGl2ZS1jb3ZlcmFnZS5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZtb2R1bGU9U3BvdGxpZ2h0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjbGluay03MzhiODk5OVcDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), which is by far the world’s largest. To get a scientific view of the implications, we spoke to [Carl Zimmer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvY2FybC16aW1tZXI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDA0MjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc4NzYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249YmFja1N0b3J5JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjU3ODImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAivSGhXvaNe-5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a science reporter, Times columnist and the author of the book [“A Planet of Viruses.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly9jYXJsemltbWVyLmNvbS9ib29rcy9hLXBsYW5ldC1vZi12aXJ1c2VzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMDQyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzg3NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1iYWNrU3Rvcnkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNTc4MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACK9IaFe9o177lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) What do we know about the timing of the virus’s arrival in the U.S.? The virus itself jumped from bats into humans in Asia, most likely China. Then there’s the outbreak in Wuhan, picking up speed in December. Then it’s in Europe, probably in early January. Studies of samples of virus from New York showed that [the vast majority belonged to lineages introduced from Europe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgg6a9P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDQvMDgvc2NpZW5jZS9uZXcteW9yay1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1jYXNlcy1ldXJvcGUtZ2Vub21lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAwNDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3ODc2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI1NzgyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIr0hoV72jXvuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and probably arrived early to mid-February. You can see this from minor but telltale mutations in their genes that act like a signature. What the New York viruses are most similar to is not the viruses in Italy, but viruses in England, in France, in Belgium. It looks like a lot of viruses were moving around in Europe, and some were brought to the United States. The evidence from California indicates it was arriving there by early or mid-January. Could the virus have been circulating in California even earlier? Scientists don’t believe Covid was raging in California in November. Looking at virus genes, they can see it was just getting started around then in Wuhan. They don’t see the kind of hospitalizations in California you’d see if it was taking off. We know what it’s like when Covid-19 takes off, and it was not happening in November. What are you looking for next? In the autopsy for the Feb. 6 case, all they needed to find to confirm that this person had Covid-19 was some fragments of the virus’s genes. If you really want to know more, you need the whole genome — all the genetic material in the virus. Then, looking at the mutations, you can see where the virus came from, and you can start getting some guesses about how it got there. But we’re dealing here with a deceased person. The virus in their remains is breaking down. Still, it’s possible that scientists may be able to extract enough virus to put the genome back together. I’m hoping for that. That’s it for this briefing. 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