Shanghai to restart classes as New Orleans diners return

Familiar ways of dining out or watching sporting events are gone for now.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said horse racing tracks and the Watkins Glen International auto track can reopen with “no crowds, no fans.” He also said he could envision a return of Major League Baseball in New York, the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, also without spectators.“If it works economically, that would be great,” he said.Former President Barack Obama again criticized some U.S. leaders overseeing the coronavirus response, telling college graduates online that the pandemic shows many officials, as he put it, “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.” In California, more parks and hiking trails welcomed visitors again in a second phase of reopening in which businesses deemed lower risk are allowed to operate with retailers offering curbside pickup.Similar steps took place around the world as infections declined in many cities and countries.Germany’s top soccer league resumed season play with what fans call “ ghost games,” with no spectators in the stands and players warned to keep their emotions in check and desist from spitting, handshakes and hugging. Stricter rules remain place in other parts of the U.K., and English daytrippers have been warned against crossing into Scotland or Wales.Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he would ask Parliament for what he hopes will be the last extension of a state of emergency to battle the pandemic, until around late June.Tourism, which accounts for 12% of GDP, looks set to lose its critical summer season.“Spain needs tourism,” Sánchez said.