Today's Headlines: Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States

China Ends Wuhan Lockdown, but Normal Life Is a Distant Dream

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Top News Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States By JOHN ELIGON, AUDRA D. S. BURCH, DIONNE SEARCEY and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. Data on race and the coronavirus is too limited to draw sweeping conclusions, experts say, but disparate rates of sickness — and death — have emerged in some places. China Ends Wuhan Lockdown, but Normal Life Is a Distant Dream By RAYMOND ZHONG and VIVIAN WANG In the city where the coronavirus outbreak was first reported, the reopening of outbound travel won't end hard times, wariness or confinement. How Delays and Unheeded Warnings Hindered New York's Virus Fight By J. DAVID GOODMAN The federal response was chaotic. Even so, the state's and city's own initial efforts failed to keep pace with the outbreak, The Times found. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Today's Videos Video: Wuhan Reopens After Coronavirus Lockdown By THE NEW YORK TIMES Wuhan, China, had been sealed off since late January in an effort to limit the coronavirus outbreak's spread. The city's recovery could dictate how other places move forward. Video: Boris Johnson Is a 'Fighter and He'll Be Back,' Raab Says By REUTERS Britain's foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was breathing without any assistance at a hospital as he battles the coronavirus. Video: 'I Know It Feels Like a Lifetime,' Cuomo Says of Coronavirus Crisis By REUTERS Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said that coronavirus deaths hit a new one-day peak in the state, but that hospitalizations were slowing.

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