Coronavirus Resurgences

Minnesota has caught up with North Dakota and South Dakota on the list of the hardest-hit states.
In Puerto Rico, Gov. Wanda Vázquez ordered a new partial lockdown that will force most businesses to close on Sundays and ban weekend alcohol sales from Dec. 7 to Jan. 7.
Germany extended its lockdown, which includes the closure of bars and restaurants, to Jan. 10, three weeks after its restrictions were scheduled to expire on Dec. 20.

Here’s a roundup of restrictions in all 50 states.
What else we’re following

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, discussed a stimulus plan, but a deal still appears out of reach.
President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Dr. Anthony Fauci this afternoon and asked him to remain in his position and serve as his chief medical adviser, CNN’s Jake Tapper reports.
The French authorities said that coronavirus vaccines in the country would be free and not mandatory, and that the first million vaccinations would go to retirement and nursing home residents, along with their at-risk staff members.
Facebook said it would remove posts that contain claims about Covid-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts.
As hospitals fill with virus patients, travel nurses who race to virus hot spots have become more urgently needed than ever.
A handful of communities in the U.S. have rolled out the first do-it-yourself home saliva tests. Health officials say they could be a game-changer.

The Times Opinion section put together a tool to help you find where you might fit in your state’s coronavirus vaccine line.
The New York Times