Facing the Coronavirus in Queens, Letter Writing and the Creative Mind. The Landscape of the Language, and more

A New Doctor Faces the Coronavirus in Queens Rivka Galchen ● The New Yorker Early in the coronavirus crisis, before New York shut down and the schools closed, when people still shared opinions about Marie Kondo and the timing of the Iowa caucuses, Elmhurst Hospital, in Queens, began rearranging its emergency room. The section for less acutely ill patients became a screening room for patients with symptoms of COVID-19. Within days, a new wall had been built. The critical-care area was doubled, then tripled. READ MORE