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19 Dec

India’s initial response to the pandemic was an abrupt nationwide lockdown that upended the lives of millions. But once the restrictions eased, cases rocketed anyway, and its creaky public health system struggled to keep up. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/p8T5qqZ

The lockdown in India, among the world’s strictest, caught an enormous migrant worker population off guard. It led to one of the biggest migrations in the country’s modern history. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/fLlEp1E

Fearing starvation, whole families started walking home along highways in what was a humanitarian crisis. The migration also dragged coronavirus into the vast hinterlands. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/HlyHMho

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18 Dec

THREAD: A 38-year-old marathoner in the northern Italian town of Codogno was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Feb. 20. It was the start of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/w5H8cHT

The world watched in horror as intensive care units in northern Italy were overwhelmed with patients struggling to breathe. In cities like Bergamo, deaths were rising so fast that the army was called in to transport the coffins. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/we3osNW

Italy became the first country to order a nationwide lockdown on March 9. From one day to the next, street life disappeared. An eerie silence replaced the usual bustle of cities like Rome and Milan. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/1Esk3ae

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17 Dec

THREAD: “It feels like life has recovered,” a Beijing moviegoer said after cinemas reopened. In many ways, normal life has resumed in China, the country where COVID-19 first appeared a year ago. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/6DuJYTX

The pandemic has changed life in China. A clean health code must be shown on a smartphone app to gain admission to many places. With each passing day, though, those restrictions seem less strictly enforced. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/CpjUtxY

Some in China can’t shake a newfound unease, even as COVID-19 has largely retreated for them. "We now do not care about anything other than how our family, the three of us, can live through this year,” a Wuhan native said. #PandemicAtlas apne.ws/yhnmnsX

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17 Dec

THREAD: A Supreme Court justice. A ballroom dancer. An NBA legend. A new mom.

Here are some of the notable figures we lost in 2020 and other people whose deaths left behind great sorrow. apne.ws/LCeQc7a

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@AP Kobe Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star, won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career spent entirely with the Los Angeles Lakers. MORE: apne.ws/opFaINo

Margaret Holloway never made it to Broadway or Hollywood. Instead, the 68-year-old’s stage was the New Haven, Connecticut, streets where she lived and became known as “The Shakespeare Lady” for her intense performances of the bard’s “Macbeth” and “Hamlet.” apne.ws/1f5ihML

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9 Dec

A new AP-NORC poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots when their turn comes as states gird for months of mass vaccinations.

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AP-NORC poll: About a quarter of U.S. adults aren’t sure if they want to get COVID-19 shots. Roughly another quarter say they won’t, and for most, their minds are made up.

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The AP-NORC poll finds only about 3 in 10 Americans are very or extremely confident that a COVID-19 vaccine, when available, will have been properly tested for safety and effectiveness. Another 4 in 10 are somewhat confident.

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8 Dec

THREAD: The coronavirus pandemic has pushed millions of Americans to the brink. Worried about empty refrigerators and barren cupboards, they’re turning to food banks, some for the first time.

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The first place many hungry Americans find help is a neighborhood food pantry, most connected to vast networks of nonprofits.

An AP analysis found a sharp rise in the amount of food distributed to Americans who can’t afford it, compared with last year.

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Feeding America has never handed out so much food so fast — 4.2 billion meals from March through October.

The organization has seen a 60 percent average increase in food bank users during the pandemic: about 4 in 10 are first-timers.

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