The mayor of New York announced Thursday, April 29, a complete reopening of the city on July 1.
Towards a complete reopening
Thursday April 29, the mayor of New York announced plans for a complete reopening of the city on July 1. “We are ready to reopen New York completely on July 1“Said Bill de Blasio during a press conference. His announcement means the complete reopening of shops, restaurants and bars. Currently, some shops and dining rooms are open, but with limited capacity.
For his part, the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo indicated that this reopening could take place well before July. “I don’t like to make projections, I think they are irresponsible. I hope we will have a reopening date sooner. If we do what we have to do, we can reopen before“, he said.
Get everyone vaccinated
According to Le Figaro, the complete lifting of the restrictions would depend in large part on the continuation of the vaccination In progress. “The key is to get everyone vaccinated“said Bill de Blasio. New York, more than 6.4 million doses of vaccine have already been injected. The city suffered many deaths during the first wave of the pandemic of coronavirus. Currently, 2.4 million of the 8.5 million New Yorkers are fully immunized.
The city’s objective is to vaccinate 5 million inhabitants by the end of June, notes the mayor. In recent weeks, the pace of vaccination has slowed down in many American cities, despite being open to over 16s.
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