Texas Hospitalizations Halve; NYC Museums Reopen: Virus Update Bloomberg News August 28, 2020, 7:04 AM GMT+8 Updated on August 29, 2020, 5:27 AM GMT+8 A medical worker administers a rapid Covid-19 test to an employee at San Francisco International Airport in California, on Aug. 27. A medical worker administers a rapid Covid-19 test to an employee at San Francisco International Airport in California, on Aug. 27. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg New York City’s museums are coming back to life, if with almost no tourists. The city’s commercial-property sales slid 54% compared with last year, a signal of the difficult recovery. The outbreaks in California and Florida continued to show signs of easing, while hospitalizations in Texas fell by more than half in August.

The pace of infections rose further in key European countries and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that more sacrifices lie ahead after the summer. French President Emmanuel Macron remained opposed to another national lockdown as new cases hit a five-month peak.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration parted ways with its chief spokeswoman after the head of the agency exaggerated the benefits of an experimental therapy