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With infections surging in Florida while they retreat in New York, the two states and their governors reflect the shifting course of the pandemic.

New Jersey and Connecticut will also require visitors to quarantine for two weeks. The rule reflects a stark shift in the course of the outbreak.

Many unfamiliar with state politics have wondered about the steady, steely presence six feet from the governor’s elbow during his popular daily briefings. Here’s an introduction.

The inflammatory syndrome, which health officials said resembles toxic shock, has killed three children in the state, and Mayor Bill de Blasio urged parents to watch for symptoms.

The factors that made the city one of the hardest hit on the planet — its density, mass transit and tourism — complicate a return to normalcy.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said New York was working with the C.D.C. to investigate a mysterious illness linked to the coronavirus that causes life-threatening inflammation in children.

California, New Jersey and New York have made nursing homes accept Covid-19 patients from hospitals. Residents and workers fear the policy is risking lives.

The preliminary data suggests that many more New Yorkers may have been infected than was previously believed.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday that there had been 562 deaths due to the virus over the previous 24 hours, a higher toll than the state saw in the first 27 days of March.

It’s likely you can, at least for some period of time. That is opening new opportunities for testing and treatment.

Untold thousands will likely die, absent federal intervention. And it needs to happen this instant. Why won’t the president help?

The moves are the most far-reaching and disruptive the city has taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Hand washing can’t prevent our thousands of students, faculty and staff at Stuyvesant High from getting infected and infecting loved ones.

The announcement came as the number of patients in New York rose to 89, including a Queens driver who worked for Uber.

The mayor revealed that figure as officials said 11 new coronavirus cases had been identified in the state, bringing the total to 22.

A woman in her 30s who had traveled in Iran contracted the virus and is now isolated at home.