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May 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the May 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, Susie Garza displays the city provided debit card she receives monthly through a trial program in Stockton, Calif. Garza is participating in the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration. The program, which started in February, gives $500 a month to 125 people who earn at or below the median household income of $46,033. They can spend the money with no restrictions. Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, who initiated the privately funded program, says it could be a solution to the city's poverty problem.

Study: Employment Rose Among Those In Free Money Experiment

A study of people in California who got $500 a month for free says they used it to pay off debt and get full-time jobs.

A hiring sign taped on the wall of Ocean Ice Cream in Pacific Beach on June 21, 2020.

US Jobless Claims Fall To 684,000, Fewest Since Pandemic

It is the first time that weekly applications for jobless aid have fallen below 700,000 since mid-March of 2020. Before the pandemic tore through the economy, applications had never topped that level.

Auschwitz survivor Alina Dabrowska, 96, shows her Auschwitz prisoner number tattoo at her home in Warsaw. She was sent to Auschwitz after she was caught by the Nazis helping the Allied forces in German-occupied Poland during World War II.

75 Years After Auschwitz Liberation, Survivors Urge World To Remember

"People should look at this place and think about our moral responsibility," says Pawel Sawicki, a longtime guide at the Auschwitz museum in Poland.

History is woven into 88-year-old Dorothy G.C. Quock's dress, which she fashioned from an heirloom rice bag. After Quock's father immigrated to San Francisco from China's Guangdong province, he took a job delivering sacks of rice to Chinatown businesses and residences.

'Chinatown Pretty' Celebrates Asian American Elders And Their Sartorial Flair

This portrait series documents the vibrant street style of seniors in Chinatowns across North America. Amid a pandemic and a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes, it's a reminder of joy and resilience.

Although she coordinates COVID vaccinations at the federally-subsidized clinic in Linden, Tenn., nurse Kirstie Allen has not yet gotten the vaccine herself. She wants to wait a while and see more research first. In Tennessee, only 42% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

As COVID Vaccinations Slow, Parts Of The U.S. Remain Far Behind 70% Goal

Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.

January 2022: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the January 2022 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

A line of grocery carts are shown parked in front of a San Diego Target store Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.

Burdensome Rules Keep Eligible San Diegans From Receiving Food Stamps

The complicated process of recertifying for benefits every six months regularly drives out CalFresh recipients who are still eligible for the program, according to a study from UC Berkeley.

An MTS trolley approaching the Grantville station is seen above a vacant lot, which the transit agency has approved for housing development, June 19, 2019.

MTS Cuts Bus, Trolley Routes As Coronavirus Causes Ridership Drop

The Metropolitan Transit System is cutting back its routes by about 25 percent to save money and create a reserve of drivers amid the pandemic.

An employee of the West Bloomfield Township Clerks office sorts absentee ballots by the precinct and ballot number at the West Bloomfield Clerks office on October 31, 2020 in West Bloomfield, Mich.

A 2020 Surprise: Fewer Absentee Ballots Rejections Than Expected

With many more people voting by mail this fall, election officials feared that millions of ballots would be rejected in the general election. Instead, rejection rates went down across the country.

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