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...“Creating a framework to reopen New York’s schools has been an undertaking of paramount effort, made even more difficult by the devastating impact the pandemic has had here in New York State,” said Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa. “This framework and the guidance which will follow allows schools to plan for the upcoming school year under three different scenarios that aim to keep our children, educators and school personnel safe and encourages equitable access to high-quality services for all students.”... "...Focused on preventive actions, schools will be required to: perform health checks and screenings, per DOH guidance, and...

‘Entre chien et loup’ - literally ‘between dog and wolf’ – translates to ‘wolf-light,’  the time of day when the familiar becomes wild; twilight, dusk, the gloaming You are, as you’ve been a thousand times before, someplace familiar and yet nothing seems recognizable. Just light and shadow, playing against each other. Slowly, from the shadows, edges begin to appear. Color seeps out. Shapes emerge. And the scene reveals itself as it is, at that particular point in time. In the Gloaming George Inness, 1893 No need to despair. We are in the gloaming and though it will soon be night...

If reopening America is contingent on robust contact tracing then America will never reopen. There were supposed to be armies. Grand armies of contact tracers crisscrossing every county in the country on the hunt for the Chinese virus. This was the key we were told to a safe reopening, they have been telling us this since back when they still told us not to wear masks. Soldiers in this army would interview anyone who tested positive and track down the people they spent time with. Supposedly serious people with TV shows and everything said with straight faces that we might...

As some states begin loosening coronavirus lockdowns, all eyes are on Texas to see if a phased reopening can be done safely. In what could be the beginning of America’s resurgence from the coronavirus pandemic, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday he will let the state’s stay-at-home order expire at the end of the month and allow some businesses to reopen Friday, with restrictions. It marks the boldest loosening of pandemic restrictions since states began issuing lockdown orders last month, and could mark a path ahead for reopening the rest of the country. Retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and malls...

What some who don’t live in Georgia may not realize is that Gov. Brian Kemp’s original shelter-in-place order was not a total lockdown. Undeterred by his critics, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is moving forward with the bold decision to begin to reopen his state’s businesses and launch our return to normal life. According to an order Kemp promulgated Monday, nail salons, massage therapists, tattoo parlors, bowling alleys, gyms, and other businesses may reopen on Friday. In-person church services can reopen. On Monday, restaurants and movie theaters may reopen. Dentists’ and doctors’ offices and all other health care-related practices and services...