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Good evening. Here’s the latest.

1. The nation’s top public health agency issued a full-throated call to reopen schools that it did not write.

A package of documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened with a statement with heavy political undertones that listed numerous benefits for children being in school and downplayed risks. It came from a working group convened by officials at the Department of Health and Human Services after President Trump criticized the C.D.C.’s earlier recommendations.

C.D.C. experts were cut off from direct communication with the working group after their input on the statement was interpreted as being too cautious, one official said.

New guidelines that were created within the C.D.C. included checklists for parents, guidance on mitigation measures for schools to take and other information that some epidemiologists described as helpful. Above, Stephens Elementary School in Rowlett, Texas.

2. Troubling resurgences have hit places once seen as models for curbing the virus.

An outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, has rattled officials after extensive testing and early lockdowns. Spain’s reopening has stumbled, particularly in Barcelona, above, with a surge in cases in young people. And in Tokyo, case numbers are climbing fast with virus clusters in nursing homes or linked to schools and bars.

The U.S. still has by far the largest outbreak in the world, while much of Europe and Asia has flattened the curve. This chart shows how the U.S. compares with other hot spots.

3. In Latin America, where the virus is raging and health care is limited, many are turning to dubious treatments endorsed by top officials.

In Bolivia, people line up outside pharmacies to buy chlorine dioxide, a bleach normally used to disinfect swimming pools. Peru’s government has purchased ivermectin, often used to treat intestinal worms. Venezuela requires patients with symptoms to take interferon alfa-2b, a medicine used to fight viruses and cancers that has shown no definitive benefit against the coronavirus.

“The people feel desperate when confronted with Covid-19,” a biology professor said. “They are very vulnerable to pseudoscientific promises.”

4. The four-month pause that has protected about 12 million Americans from eviction is set to expire today. That hasn’t stopped landlords from getting a head start.

The moratorium has been a lifeline for the unemployed, allowing renters like Yolanda Jackson, above, waiting for slow-to-arrive aid to stay in their homes and make up the payments later. But the CARES Act does not penalize landlords who violate the moratorium. If you’re facing eviction, our “Your Money” columnist has guidance on how to get help, or help yourself.

Also, the additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits provided federally is about to expire. Losing that will shrink the replacement rate — the share of income that unemployment benefits make up. Here’s how that will change in every state.

5. When it comes to the 2020 campaign, who’s winning the money race locally? We tracked donations across the country over the last three months.

Joe Biden’s best ZIP codes, in terms of the sheer number of donors, are on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Mr. Trump’s best ZIP code encompasses much of The Villages, a retirement community in Central Florida.

Voters are not only confronting one of the most divisive matchups in presidential history, but also one of the oldest — Mr. Trump is 74 and Mr. Biden, 77. Mr. Trump has been lauding his successful answers on a test meant to detect signs of dementia. Mr. Biden has fended off questions about his mental acuity for months.

6. Today, 1 percent of the world is a barely livable hot zone. By 2070, that portion could go up to 19 percent.

As their land fails them, hundreds of millions of people, like Carlos Enrique Tiul Pop in Guatemala, above, will be forced to choose between flight or death. The result will almost certainly be the greatest wave of global migration the world has seen.

To better understand the forces and scale of climate migration, The Times Magazine and ProPublica joined with the Pulitzer Center to model, for the first time, how people will move across borders.

7. Sunday is the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The law, signed by President George H.W. Bush, bans discrimination against millions of people dealing with disabilities and requires reasonable accommodations in schools, on transportation and in other areas of public life.

It’s been useful to many more, including parents pushing strollers and women with complicated pregnancies, and helped solidify the creation of an umbrella identity for an increasingly empowered group.

A special Times project looks at what it means to live with a disability today, from talking to the founders of the disability rights movement like Judy Heumann, above, to how people have revealed their disabilities and innovations that may have a broad impact. Each story has audio and digital Braille versions.

8. Surfing thought it would hit a historic milestone this year.

The sport was going to debut at the Tokyo Olympics, which were supposed to open today.

We spoke with the world’s top surfers as the sport prepares for the Games next year instead, for which one forecast “a bit of gymnastics on the water.”

In the more immediate future, the W.N.B.A. returns this weekend after an off-season prolonged by the coronavirus. A dramatic free agency period, a new collective bargaining agreement and a leading voice on social justice have set the stage for W.N.B.A. players to capture the spotlight.

9. “If you’re not expressing your most confident self, you’re not voguing.”

Our dance critic checked in with Jason Rodriguez, who has become a public face of the dance form synonymous with the Black and Latino ballroom scene. He’s appeared on the FX show “Pose,” and as of last summer, has become a member of the House of Xtravaganza (dancers are grouped in “chosen families” known as houses).

Now the dancer and choreographer wants to empower a new generation. We captured him and his chosen family performing in the lobby of his apartment building.

We also spoke with Tyler Mitchell about his debut photography monograph, “I Can Make You Feel Good.” He was only 23 years old when he shot Beyoncé for the cover of Vogue. Since then, the photographer has become known for his tender, ethereal portraits.

10. And finally, a different way to hang out the laundry.

Chang Wan-ji, 83, and Hso Sho-er, 84, have become Instagram stars in quarantine. The Taiwanese couple pose at a place they know well — their laundromat — and their funky fashions are curated from customers’ forgotten garments. They are naturals in front of the camera.

“I had no idea so many foreigners would take interest in my grandparents,” said their 31-year-old grandson and unofficial stylist, who came up with the idea for the Instagram account.

Mr. Chang said he hoped his and his wife’s experience would inspire other seniors to be active. “It’s better than sitting around watching TV or napping,” Mr. Chang said.

Have a playful weekend (and don’t forget to pick up your laundry).

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