COVID-19 Update: June 8, 2020: Spring Awakening?

After the wildest week this country has seen in decades, hopes are rising, even as events move in two directions at once.

The rate of infections recedes in some areas and spike in others; will reopened cities and mass demonstrations make things worse? tinyurl.com/ycp2fs59. Doctors think yes and prepare for a second wave: tinyurl.com/ycdd89gp.

As continental Europe reopens, the infection rate hasn't spiked; there are several theories about that: tinyurl.com/y8yw6qrs.

That 13.3% unemployment rate, reported on Friday, isn't as good as it looks: tinyurl.com/y78nbmpx. Nevertheless, the job numbers are causing Congress to put future stimulus on the back burner: tinyurl.com/ybr9u8sf.

A rising infection rate and falling death raises a question; is the coronavirus weakening? tinyurl.com/ybpyawls.

We won't know until the end of the summer if works, but AstraZeneca is already manufacturing millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine: tinyurl.com/y7ocx7nn.

The US is running out of remdesivir, the only drug that has shown any effectiveness against COVID-19: tinyurl.com/yagudz8y.

The CDC reports that some people are still trying to bleach their way to coronavirus immunity: tinyurl.com/yc2pdxqz.

Around the country:

In California:

Film and TV production can start back up on June 12, leaving the details to local officials and labor-management negotiation: tinyurl.com/y9hgzrva.

A new survey suggests that COVID-19 may not have spread as widely in LA as previously thought: tinyurl.com/yamklodz.

Two San Diego-area theatre companies experiment with a more sophisticated video presentation of plays: tinyurl.com/y9xed5ov.

A Bay Area theatre company finds a way to put its new-play festival online, and pay its employees: tinyurl.com/yarysj65.

Moonlight Stage Productions in Vista has canceled the rest of its summer season: tinyurl.com/yaosg3sj.

In Florida:

The number of infections keeps rising, and not just because of testing: tinyurl.com/yddufauh.

Universal Studios Orlando reopens; crowds don't pile in: tinyurl.com/y8oc3bw6. An eyewitness account of the first day back: tinyurl.com/yclk7tmh.

In Missouri:

The St. Louis Muny cancels its summer season: tinyurl.com/y9ym7ba4.

In New Jersey:

A spike in COVID-19 cases is linked to Jersey Shore house parties: tinyurl.com/yb4yyexy.

In New York:

The city takes the first steps to reopen: tinyurl.com/ya7jzf8j.

The Times asked theatre fans about returning to Broadway, and their answers remain thoroughly mixed: tinyurl.com/yah37drj.

In Nevada:

What happens in Vegas doesn't necessarily stay there, as experts worry about the ability of super-spreaders to infect large crowds: tinyurl.com/y9nmly5f.

Around the world:

In Brazil:

Denial rages in tandem with COVID-19: tinyurl.com/ycuj958d.

In Israel:

Of course, it will kill you anyway, but a new study suggest that smoking reduces the risk of coronavirus infection by half: tinyurl.com/y9pl2dxq.

Training:

On June 11 at 12:00pm EDT, Ultratec hosts a webinar on how to set up your own fog blade, hosted by Tony Wikner. Go to tinyurl.com/y8opdbtz.

Entertainment:

The America Opera Project is streaming several new operas: tinyurl.com/ya9x59eh.

Classical Theatre of Harlem is streaming its spectacular production of The Bacchae for $10, which allows the troupe to pay the actors and designers. It is available at June 12 - 25. Pre-register at: tinyurl.com/y7lo674r.

Opera Parallèle is streaming Peter Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse: tinyurl.com/ydcualcu.

Seattle Opera is streaming a recital, Songs of Summer, with soprano Angel Blue: tinyurl.com/y8h434za.

In celebration of his 90th birthday, Poetry in America - Live, hosted by New York's Sheen Center will turn the spotlight on Stephen Sondheim's song "Finishing the Hat" from Sunday in the Park with George. PS's Poetry in America host Elisa New welcomes Tony Award nominee Melissa Errico, New Yorker staff writer and author Adam Gopnik, and noted musical director Tedd Firth. Errico, who starred in Sunday in the Park, at The Kennedy Center, will perform three songs from Sunday, including "Finishing the Hat," accompanied by Firth. Go to tinyurl.com/y8c69nas.

For your pleasure:

As New York reopens, a word from Cole Porter: tinyurl.com/y9cyqw3d.

That's all for today. Stay safe. -DB

To receive your LSA copies at home (no charge), please email LSA@plasa.org or go to www.ezsubscription.com/lsa/mysubscription.