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De Blasio Rejects Indoor Mask Mandate for Vaccinated New Yorkers

Mayor Bill de Blasio did urge indoor mask wearing but said he worried that a mandate would remove an incentive for vaccination.
Other large urban areas like Los Angeles County and Washington have instituted broad mask mandates. Here’s the latest on Covid-19.

Grand Central Station in Manhattan on Sunday. With the recent rise in virus cases, New York City now falls under new C.D.C. guidelines recommending masks in areas of high transmission.

Workplace Vaccine Mandates Reveal a Divide Among Employees

Corporate requirements have so far tended to cover white-collar workers, not lower-income workers on the front lines.

Here’s how a vast global vaccination program went wrong.

Tracking the Coronavirus ›

United States ›	United StatesAvg. on Aug. 1	14-day change
New cases	79,763	+149%
New deaths	310	+14%

World ›	WorldAvg. on Aug. 1	14-day change
New cases	580,698	+14%
New deaths	9,109	+13%

U.S. hot spots ›

Vaccinations ›

Where states are reporting vaccines given

Global hot spots ›

Global vaccinations ›

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Updates From Tokyo Medal Count and Results Day 10 Photos

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Olympics Updates: Jade Carey Wins Floor Exercise; Simone Biles to Compete on Beam

The event would be Biles’s last chance to compete at the Tokyo Games. Her decision comes after she withdrew from other events.

A Cuban émigré turned Polish volleyball god is competing for his adopted homeland at the Olympics.

See Monday’s action: Laurel Hubbard made history, and Puerto Rico won its first gold medal in track.

Canada beat the U.S. in the women’s soccer semifinal.

Artistic swimmers strive to look graceful, but the sport comes with risks.

Latest Medal Count ›				Total
United States	22	25	17	64
China	29	17	16	62
Russian athletes	12	21	17	50
Britain	11	12	12	35
Japan	17	6	10	33

New York Is Pushing Homeless People Off the Streets. Where Will They Go?

Cleanup crews are clearing encampments, but advocates say the sweeps just move people from one place to another and fail to address the housing crisis.